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Workzone safety: 'Drive like you work here!'

April 27, 2021

Michigan is hosting US National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), the annual spring campaign to encourage safe driving through workzones, held April 26-30.

This year's theme is "Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives" and emphasises the importance of driving safely and workers making safety a priority to ensure that we all work together to save lives in workzones.
 

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