Safety campaign ‘truly about protecting lives’ for businesses large and small in North Dakota

  • Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks during the third annual Get Home Safe Day event at the North Dakota Heritage Center on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
    Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks during the third annual Get Home Safe Day event at the North Dakota Heritage Center on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
  • David Moore, center, general manager of Busy Bee’s Hot Oil Inc. in Williston, speaks next to Trooper Bennett Bitz, left, organizational development officer for the North Dakota Highway Patrol, and Jason Uhlir, right, safety manager for the Minnkota Power Cooperative, during the third annual Get Home Safe Day event at the North Dakota Heritage Center on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
    David Moore, center, general manager of Busy Bee’s Hot Oil Inc. in Williston, speaks next to Trooper Bennett Bitz, left, organizational development officer for the North Dakota Highway Patrol, and Jason Uhlir, right, safety manager for the Minnkota Power Cooperative, during the third annual Get Home Safe Day event at the North Dakota Heritage Center on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

    North Dakota employers and state officials focused on creating cultures of workplace safety during the third annual Get Home Safe Day in Bismarck on Monday.

    The event, hosted by North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance, emphasized incorporating safety into everyday decisions, not only an annual training for employees.

    “It’s not just about reducing incidents. This is truly about protecting lives, …