Motor Vehicle Crash and Struck-By LODD Investigations: NIOSH Case Study and Recommendations

Details

• Personal Author:
  Moore M
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) motor vehicle crash and struck-by fatality investigations program investigates LEO line-of-duty deaths due to motor vehicle events. this project uses the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) model to investigate motor vehicle-related occupational fatalities of law enforcement officers in the United States. These investigations identify risk factors for fatal motor vehicle-related events that will be used to develop prevention recommendations. The recommendations are shared with law enforcement agencies across the United States with the goal of reducing LEO motor vehicle-related deaths. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Engineering Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency Responders Emergency Response Exposure Levels Fatalities Injuries Law Enforcement Officer Law Enforcement Workers LEO Motor Vehicles Preventive Medicine Risk Factors Safety Measures Surveillance Traumatic Injuries Work Zone

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• ISSN:
  0032-2571
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Tennessee ; 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:
  86
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057425
• Citation:
  Police Chief 2019 Oct; 86(10):18,20
• Contact Point Address:
  Melanie Moore, Environmental Health Officer, U.S. Public Health Service
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Police Chief
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3049d358e515c66209e3c970dccb489a14c0daa52ab7c4a803f7b3ffa72d0d2cf6588ee1985797fd5ef5664ea30a376fa293fc4f10e491a03975b8e856c0d513
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214782/cdc_214782_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 972.03 KB ]