Work-Related Injury Factors and Safety Climate Perception in Truck Drivers

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson NJ ; Byrd JL ; Smith CK
• Description:
  Introduction: The trucking industry has a high burden of work-related injuries. This study examined factors, such as safety climate perceptions, that may impact injury risk. Method: A random sample of 9800 commercial driver's license holders (CDL) were sent surveys, only 4360 were eligible truck drivers. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were developed to describe the population and identify variables associated with work-related injury. Results: 2189 drivers completed the pertinent interview questions. Driving less-than-truckload, daytime sleepiness, pressure to work faster, and having a poor composite score for safety perceptions were all associated with increased likelihood of work-related injury. Positive safety perception score was protective for odds of work-related injury, and increased claim filing when injured. Conclusions: Positive psychological safety climate is associated with decreased likelihood of work-related injury and increased likelihood that a driver injured on the job files a workers' compensation claim. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Environmental Exposure Fatigue Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Transportation

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Health Drivers Exposure Levels Injuries Injury Models Motor Vehicles Psychology Risk Factors Safety Climate Sleep Disorders Surveillance Survey Transportation Industry Truck Drivers Trucking

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• 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:
  60
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049902
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2017 Aug; 60(8):711-723
• Contact Point Address:
  Naomi J. Anderson, MPH, Safety and Health, Assessment and Research for Prevention, (SHARP) Program, Washington State, Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box, 44330, Olympia, WA, 98504-4330
• Email:
  naomi.anderson@lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:60d990395ec4bd73e28e30f3d46f6a8446d02c3e839481021e027a9601f91db3e587595299a9210cb1c0ddae305e62f1a675e4d321e8fb34a0548b5dd1ea00d2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210497/cdc_210497_DS1.pdf
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