Prevent Struck-by Incidents at Crash Scenes

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  More than 200 law envorceent officers died due to struck-by incidents from 2005-2019 (24% of motor vehicle-related officer deaths). You can lower your risk of being struck by a passing vehicle while outside the patrol vehicle. 1. Maintain situational awareness, keep your head on a swivel, work within traffic control zone, avoid the gap between vehicles, don't turn your back to traffic, and always have an escape plan. 2. Wear you ANSI-approved tearaway high visibility safety vest any time you are exposed to vehicle traffic or working a crash scene. 3. Follow your agency's standard operating procedures (SOPs) on temporary traffic control zones. 4. Understand the incident command structure and work collaboratively with other responders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Safety; Motor-vehicles; Drivers; Injuries; Fatalities; Police officers; Law Enforcement Officer; LEO; Emergency-responders; Accident-analysis; Accident-prevention; Accidents; Injury-prevention; Traumatic injuries; Mortality data; Mortality rates; Safety education; Safety measures; Risk factors; Work practices; Surveillance; Personal protective equipment; PPE
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Dec; :1
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061784
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de1366810d54856bcc852f0fd5073645b52296890560800c316f3302f2647a7571357c1b90a84225b9bce012986c90e63034fcd8315e7db82977f7a2889cfcd7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/105045/cdc_105045_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.21 MB ]