supervisory coaching with videos of driving behavior

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• Alternative Title:
  J Safety Res
• Personal Author:
  Bell, Jennifer L. ; Taylor, Matthew A. ; Chen, Guang-Xiang ; Kirk, Rachel D. ; Leatherman, Erin R.
• Description:
  Problem
  
  Roadway incidents are the leading cause of work-related death in the United States.
  
  Methods
  
  The objective of this research was to evaluate whether two types of feedback from a commercially available in-vehicle monitoring system (IVMS) would reduce the incidence of risky driving behaviors in drivers from two companies. IVMS were installed in 315 vehicles representing the industries of local truck transportation and oil and gas support operations, and data were collected over an approximate two-year period in intervention and control groups. In one period, intervention group drivers were given feedback from in-cab warning lights from an IVMS that indicated occurrence of harsh vehicle maneuvers. In another period, intervention group drivers viewed video recordings of their risky driving behaviors with supervisors, and were coached by supervisors on safe driving practices.
  
  Results
  
  Risky driving behaviors declined significantly more during the period with coaching plus instant feedback with lights in comparison to the period with lights-only feedback (ORadj = 0.61 95% CI 0.43–0.86; Holm-adjusted p = 0.035) and the control group (ORadj = 0.52 95% CI 0.33–0.82; Holm-adjusted p = 0.032). Lights-only feedback was not found to be significantly different than the control group's decline from baseline (ORadj = 0.86 95% CI 0.51–1.43; Holm-adjusted p > 0.05).
  
  Conclusions
  
  The largest decline in the rate of risky driving behaviors occurred when feedback included both supervisory coaching and lights.
  
  Practical applications
  
  Supervisory coaching is an effective form of feedback to improve driving habits in the workplace. The potential advantages and limitations of this IVMS-based intervention program are discussed.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Accidents, Traffic Mentoring Motor Vehicles Risk-Taking Risk Reduction Behavior Safety Management
• Source:
  J Safety Res. 60:125-136.
• Pubmed ID:
  28160807
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5427714
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  60
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8502e75668e7798389b67bcf672bf6df388db61e37aab354cfcb4f91a1bf5db6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45683/cdc_45683_DS1.pdf
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