A number of companies are considering enforcing policies regarding cell phone use. The Pittsburgh Tribune looks further into the growing trend.

Cyndi Saxe Schmidt parks her cell phone while driving, but she can’t hang up on the idea of a mobile office.

“I do so much of my calling while I’m in the car,” said Schmidt, broker of record who oversees three Pittsburgh-area Keller Williams Realty offices. She uses hands-free technology that connects her phone to the car radio. “I hated to hold the phone while I’m driving. It’s just not safe.”

More companies are taking steps to curb their employees’ hand-held cell phone habits in the car, experts said.

“It’s getting to be a hot issue,” said Phyllis Hartman, founder and president of PGHR Consulting., a human resources firm in the North Hills. “Companies are becoming concerned about the safety of their employees and the liability issues.”