Take charge of your safety in and around your patrol vehicle

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health. Local Hazardous Waste Management Program
• Description:
  Motor vehicle events, including crashes and being struck by vehicles while outside your patrol car, are the leading cause of death among law enforcement officers. There are five simple things you can do to take control of your safety inside and outside of the patrol car. Encourage your fellow officers to do the same so that everyone goes home at the end of the shift.
  
  1. Wear Your Seat Belt
  
  2. Avoid Distracted Driving
  
  3. Wear Your Reflective Gear
  
  4. Attend Motor Vehicle Training
  
  5. Know Your Agency’s Policy
  
  NIOSHTIC No. 20045801
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2015109
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045801
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c16a83cbedbcda4fe2c7ef22076518acda89010a6923ea9b04c5a6e13d1b098941b27165711d689ada35db63e3711f2ed590838a80f6893c4e5f39f7785db18a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/28166/cdc_28166_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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