Workers Struck by Trains While Driving

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  To prevent injuries while driving vehicles across railroad tracks: A hazard assessment should be performed before crossing railroad tracks. Safety belts should be used while driving. Commercial vehicles should not be stopped on railroad tracks. Braking mechanism checks should be performed before commercial vehicles enter roadways. Cell phones should not be utilized while driving. Employers should provide employees training on railway traffic safety. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Occupational Health Railroads Safety
• Keywords:
  Drivers Injury Prevention Motor Vehicles Safety Belts
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• 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:
  5
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069568
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2007 Aug; 5(2):1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workers struck by trains while driving
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:59113b924783f2b9141c63808cdbab7de123e5f7657805bc8dace39de65a9f5074957ab0453ca1e012dbf6695bcaeddf49b845aedd66274098ee0dfb16f9b4b9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229221/cdc_229221_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 192.19 KB ]