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SAFETY TRUCKERS WORLDWIDE * Japan - Transport firms to test for sobriety
Transport service companies will be required to conduct sobriety tests on their drivers before they start work for the day
Tokyo,Japan -The Japan Times/Kyodo News -May 26, 2009: -- ... The move to eradicate accidents caused by drunken drivers comes as the transport ministry found that tests by truck, bus and taxi service operators are insufficient, as they do not require a Breathalyzer... The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry is also planning to toughen penalties for operators this fiscal year. The number of professional drivers caught drunk behind the wheel was 463 in 2005 and 477 in 2006, but then declined to 352 in 2007 and 287 in 2008, according to the ministry... Numerous employers have already introduced breath tests independently, following the enactment of the amended traffic law that imposes harsher punishments on drunken driving... (Photo from aysjuicyjapanjunk.com: japanese truckers)
* Canada - Safety at the CORe of new B.C. program
Langley,BC,Canada -Today's Trucking -26 May 2009: -- While many safety developments aim to protect drivers while out on the road, a new safety program in B.C. is planning to focus on everything else... In April 2009, WorkSafeBC approved the B.C. Trucking Safety Council's application to implement a safety certificate of recognition (COR) program for companies in WorkSafeBC's General Trucking and Moving & Storage classification units... A COR program is a major component of WorkSafeBC's voluntary Partners in Injury and Disability Prevention Program (Partners Program), which offers incentives to employers who implement health and safety management systems in their workplaces to reduce injuries and to help injured workers to return to work safely...
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