The Relationships Among Roadway Safety Management Practices, Collision Rates, and Injury Rates Within Company Fleets

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• Personal Author:
  Gillies SJ ; Pratt, Stephanie G. ; Vivoda JM
• Description:
  Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are consistently the leading cause of work-related fatalities for all industries combined. They comprise the majority of workplace fatalities for occupations involved in transportation/material moving and are one of the leading causes of death for many occupations which involve driving, but where driving is not the primary job duty. Nonfatal work-related MVCs also have substantial injury and economic consequences for workers and employers. This study used data from 70 companies from a range of industries to assess the relationship between companies' self-reported fleet safety management practices/policies and collision/injury metrics. Several practices were found to be statistically significantly related to collision/injury metrics, including mobile phone record checking, fatigue mitigation practices, provision of driver training, and collision response procedures. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Economics Fatigue Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Transportation
• Keywords:
  Accident Rates Accidents Accident Statistics Author Keywords: Fleet Safety Automobile Safety Cell Phones Drivers Economic Consequences Economic Impact Exposure-adjusted Fatalities Injuries Injury Materials Transport Motor Vehicle Crashes Motor Vehicles Policy Practice Safety Measures Safety Programs Surveillance Training Transportation Workers Traumatic Injuries Work-related Crashes Workers Worker Safety Work Practices

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• ISSN:
  0925-7535
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  120
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056884
• Citation:
  Saf Sci 2019 Dec; 120:589-602
• Contact Point Address:
  Jonathon M. Vivoda, Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Upham Hall, 100 Bishop Circle, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
• Email:
  vivodajm@miamioh.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Safety Science
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c65a5b2fb6a5923f8b011999d297f089001f427a425b119fba59907b0193435bc30a09e9f6ecb0195462d80be54a9953570b2a5f5c88e676bd1867d75559e554
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214380/cdc_214380_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 546.19 KB ]