Drivers Killed Due to Tire Failures

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  To prevent tire failures, employers should: Ensure that routine maintenance is performed on work vehicles. Implement and enforce an employer seat belt safety program. Employees should: Be properly trained in safe work vehicle operation. Perform routine pre trip and post-trip inspections, including inspection of the tires. Ensure that tires do not run below 80% of the recommended pressure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Drivers Injury Prevention Motor Vehicles Safety Belts Safety Practices Training
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069403
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2013 Feb; 11(1):1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Drivers killed due to tire failures
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:280bc70c3b57bb262e85447300c7ff7dd4c28bda91bc19768b542bc226bbd05b187b867c2a9baa782ceb1cea738c35887f2d5a6b80993b68e1871c3efb23cd0e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207887/cdc_207887_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 276.52 KB ]