Postal Service employees around the country recently took a pledge to always wear a seat belt when operating a motor vehicle on duty.
The seat belt pledge, organized by the USPS Chief Retail and Delivery Office, the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, took place April 21.
Delivery units, district leaders and labor partners across the country rallied around a simple message: Safety first.
“Safety is not optional. It is a standard we own,” said Elvin Mercado, chief retail and delivery officer.
The pledge events included a stand-up talk and video with USPS and union leaders taking the pledge themselves.
“This was a six-month process at headquarters to put all the pieces together for this important safety initiative,” said Charles Headley, a delivery competency specialist in New Jersey who visited West Bloomfield, MI, for the event.
“We want all our employees to know how important it is that you stay safe. Let’s look out for each other,” he said.
Ontario Hopson, a customer services manager at Fort Dearborn Station in Chicago, stressed the urgency of the pledge.
“I don’t ever want to make a call to a family and tell them somebody was hurt. This needs to be taken seriously,” he said.
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