Assessment of Perceived Injury Risks and Priorities Among Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies in Washington State

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• Personal Author:
  Bonauto, David ; Cullen J ; Howard N ; Silverstein B ; Smith C ; Spielholz P
• Description:
  PROBLEM: The trucking industry experiences one of the highest work-related injury rates. Little work has been conducted previously in the United States to assess the hazards, needs, and injury prevention priorities in trucking. METHOD: Two separate industry-wide surveys of 359 trucking companies and 397 commercial truck drivers were conducted in Washington State. RESULTS: Trucking companies and drivers both ranked musculoskeletal and slip, trip, fall injuries as the top two priorities. Controlling heavy lifting, using appropriate equipment, and addressing slippery surfaces were frequently listed as solutions. There appears to be a gap in safety climate perception between workers and employers. However, driver and company priorities agreed with industry workers' compensation claims. There is room for safety program management improvement in the industry. The study findings detail opportunities for prioritizing and reducing injuries. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: This information can be used to focus and design interventions for the prevention of work-related injuries while improving industry competitiveness. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Transportation Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Author Keywords: Trucking Injuries Injury-prevention Intervention Motor-vehicles Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Needs Assessment Survey Transportation-industry Transportation-workers Truck-drivers Trucking Work-areas Work-environment Work-performance Work-related Injuries

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035085
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2008 Dec; 39(6):569-576
• Contact Point Address:
  Peregrin Spielholz, Sound Transit, 401 South Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98104
• Email:
  peregrin@alumni.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ad7d974b8d7d0152f9c95b2fbeb561da0d1a99416f45cb0d165692393e67fd5df6934d15c341bbbb8edc2ddfd5212fb9fcb93f1f52946eb3a4a8e7a531b7391f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187055/cdc_187055_DS1.pdf
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