2025 Ohio Traffic Safety Awards
Ohio Employers Honored for Leadership in Road Safety
Award Recipients Set Gold Standard for Workplace Traffic Safety Education and Innovation
During each of the last three years, crashes and fatal crashes have declined in Ohio, due in part to leadership provided by three employers recognized by the National Safety Council through the presentation of the inaugural Our Driving Concern Ohio Employer Traffic Safety Awards.
These three organizations were selected for:
Excellence in Traffic Safety
- City of Sharonville Police Department
- Ohio Operation Lifesaver
- Transportation Research Center
All three have created comprehensive, best-in-class traffic safety programs and demonstrated measurable results. They’ve established policies and procedures and committed to providing employee education and training. They are striving to keep their employees and residents in the communities where they live and work safe. They’ve set the gold standard.
“These organizations aren’t just following best practices – they’re leading the way on the Road to Zero – zero crashes, zero injuries, zero fatalities,” said Mark Chung, executive vice president of safety leadership and advocacy at the National Safety Council. “I say, we can’t get there soon enough.“
While seat belt use rates in Ohio inched up from 84.75% to 85.2% in 2024, that’s well below the national average of 91.2%. Also, statewide crashes involving serious or minor injuries topped 38,000 – more than 100 every day. So, clearly there is more work to be done.
The National Safety Council, in partnership with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, is working to build a network of employers across the state who invest in roadway safety. One way to support that initiative is by saluting safety champions through the Our Driving Concern Ohio Employer Traffic Safety Awards program.
Our Driving Concern staff members honored each of the recipients during site visits in September. Learn why they were selected and get ideas to ramp up your own workplace traffic safety efforts in this best-practice brochure.
For more information on the Our Driving Concern Ohio Employer Traffic Safety Program, please visit oh.ourdrivingconcern.org or email [email protected].