Farm Service Administrator Bruce Nelson received the National Safety Council Trend Setter Award from Debra Ann Ferris, director of National Safety Council Safety and Health Solutions.
The Farm Service Agency was awarded the Trend Setter Award from the National Safety Council for its commitment to reinforcing excellence in driver safety. Each year the National Safety Council recognizes top agencies and departments for their support of driver safety. FSA received the award for having nearly 4,000 employees that drive GSA vehicles, complete the defensive driver course. Since partnering with the National Safety Council in 2007, GSA has seen the number of driver-related fatalities decrease by 32 percent. To date, more than 135,000 federal workers from 55 agencies have registered to take the course.
