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:
  • Accidents
  • Accident rates
  • Accident statistics
  • Motor vehicles
  • Drivers
  • Workers
  • Fatalities
  • Injuries
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Transportation
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214380/cdc_214380_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 546.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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