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
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/105045/cdc_105045_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.21 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de1366810d54856bcc852f0fd5073645b52296890560800c316f3302f2647a7571357c1b90a84225b9bce012986c90e63034fcd8315e7db82977f7a2889cfcd7