November 2, 1999

 

To:         Deans, Directors and Department Heads

From:     Don Braswell, Environmental Health and Safety Director

Re:    High Risk Drivers

To maintain compliance with the State of Louisiana Office of Risk Management’s Driver Safety Program, the Louisiana Tech Office of Environmental Health and Safety must extend the annual driving record review to all persons authorized to drive university owned or personal vehicles on university business. If an employee or authorized driver is found to violate the provisions of the Office of Risk Management Policy, they will not be allowed to drive a university or personal vehicle on university business until such time as they meet the provisions of the policy. The department head of the effected driver will receive a copy of the notification. Quoted below is the Office of Risk Management Policy:

"It is the agency’s (Louisiana Tech’s) responsibility to designate which employees are authorized to drive vehicles on state business. The authorization process shall include a review of the employees motor vehicle driving record and their respective class of license. The agency should also determine when driving responsibility must be taken away from an employee because of reckless operation of a vehicle or traffic violations. Only individuals possessing a current and proper class driver’s license may be authorized by the agency to drive a motor vehicle on state business. High risk drivers are those individuals having three or more convictions, guilty pleas, and/or nolo contendere pleas for moving violations or individuals having a single conviction, guilty plea, or nolo contendere plea for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, hit and run driving, vehicular negligent injury, reckless operation of a vehicle, or similar violation within the previous twelve (12) month period."

If for privacy or any other reason, an individual wishes to relinquish their driving privileges, they may request in writing that their name be removed from the authorized driving list. Anyone found in violation of the above policy, anyone not having completed the driver safety program or anyone removing their name from the authorized list will not be permitted to drive a university vehicle or personal vehicle on university business.

Please forward this letter to all Faculty and Staff in your department(s). If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact Billy J. Adcox in the Environmental Health and Safety Office at 257-2120.