Drug Impairment Training for Texas Employers (DITTE)Workshop, Pecos Police Department

The National Safety Council’s Texas Employer Safety Program Our Driving Concern: Drug Impairment Training for Texas Employers (DITTE) offers a free training program to teach your employees the basics of driving impairment and help prevent costly crashes.

The primary goal of the 4-hour Drug Impairment Training for Texas Employers (DITTE) program is to work with Texas employers, with the support of the National Safety Council – Texas, to educate their employees on traffic safety, specifically driving impairment, and to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on Texas highways. The end result will be safer Texas roadways.

This training is great for HR professionals, safety professionals, supervisors, instructors, and other staff.

These instructor-led modules are designed with an Employer-Employee focus and the behavior-specific modules are designed to deliver to your employees at staff meetings, safety meetings, etc. Each module includes scripted PowerPoint, video and audio presentations, Facilitator guide, and handouts.

Topics Covered: Your managers and supervisors will learn:

• How to educate their employees on traffic safety to help reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related fatalities and injuries on Texas highways.
• How to identify the signs and symptoms of impairment, including alcohol, illicit drugs and prescription drug use.
• How to develop or improve a resource guide for drug policies, programs and practices within your organization.

Cost: This class is grant-funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). There is NO CHARGE to participants.

Contact Cindy Leonard, 210-452-8646 or [email protected] for more information.