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The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 37,081 vehicle crashes in 1998 that resulted in 41,472 fatalities. These accidents involved 56,865 vehicles and 100,978
people.
In
the year 2001, these statistics still have a sobering
relevance. Driving remains one of
the most dangerous and potentially deadly tasks an
employee can perform in the course and scope of work.
Aggressive
driving, distracted drivers, road rage -- all are
factors that employers must confront as workplace
hazards.
Employees whose job includes
operating a motor vehicle on public highways need
driver safety training every bit as
much as they need information about fire, electrical
and other more "traditional" workplace
safety issues.
When
individuals practice simple, basic safe driver
behaviors (i.e. the "two second rule,"
maintaining a "cushion of space" between
vehicles, focused awareness at stop signals and
intersections), they dramatically reduce their chance
of having an accident.
Employers
should have written rules and safety procedures for
personnel who operate motor vehicles in the course and
scope of work.
Formal
safety programs should include preventive maintenance
procedures, pre-trip vehicle inspection rules and
in-house safety orientation for drivers BEFORE
they get behind the wheel to do work.
Injuries
and fatalities resulting from highway accidents are
subject to OSHA reporting requirements.
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