10 Oregon Trucking Association, Inc. Oregon Truck Dispatch OTA Receives Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health Conference Award OTA WAS PROUD to be one of 11 recipients of the 2023 Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health (GOSH) Conference Awards. This year’s recipients included individuals, organizations or companies who have gone above and beyond to ensure workplace safety and health. Recipients were honored at the 2023 Oregon GOSH Conference in early March. OTA was selected to receive the 2023 GOSH Association Award for its work to ensure workplace safety and health. Some of OTA’s key accomplishments, identified by Oregon OSHA, include: ` During the pandemic, OTA moved quickly to provide new training, information, and other support resources to truck drivers who had to adapt to new challenges as they continued to deliver products at record levels. OTA kept truck drivers informed of changing safety rules through virtual learning sessions, for example. And with truckers facing restaurant closures and limited meal options due to the pandemic, OTA coordinated and provided box lunches—complete with facial coverings and hand sanitizer—at weigh stations throughout Oregon. ` OTA has developed and maintained several successful safety programs for its members. This includes the NW Fleet Safety Professional program, which provides safety professionals with tools and information to manage their fleets and their companies’ safety programs. The NW Fleet Maintenance Professional is a similar program which focuses on helping supervisors or shop managers develop and maintain safety programs in a shop environment. ` OTA maintains a comprehensive set of communication methods to ensure its members stay informed in a timely manner. Those methods include newsletters, mailers, targeted emails, a quarterly printed magazine, and quarterly and annual conferences. Among the association’s standout communication methods is a webbased database that enables it to conduct outreach to members and nonmembers. Thank you to our members who inspire us to continue to advocate for improved safety and health throughout Oregon’s trucking industry every day!
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