Work-Related Roadway Crashes Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention

By Pratt, Stephanie G.

Book Id: WPLBN0000154200
Format Type: PDF eBook
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Work-Related Roadway Crashes Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention
Author:	Pratt, Stephanie G.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Pratt, M. M., M. A, S. G. (n.d.). Work-Related Roadway Crashes Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Excerpt
5 Strategies for Preventing Work-Related Roadway Crashes...63 5.1 General Fleet Safety...63 5.2 Fatigue-Related Crashes...65 5.3 Large-Truck Crashes...66 5.4 Crashes Related to Cell Phone Use and Distracted Driving...67 5.5 Crashes Involving Young Drivers...68 5.6 Crashes Involving Older Drivers...69 6 Research Needs...71 7 Conclusions...73 References...74 Additional Readings...84 Online Resources...89 Appendices A. SIC 1987 Industry Divisions...91 B. BOC 1990 Occupation Groups...92...

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Public Health Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Data on Work-Related Roadway Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1 Sources of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Fatal Injuries to Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.3 Nonfatal Injuries to Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2.4 Fatal and Nonfatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2.5 Data Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3 Federal Regulations and Standards Addressing Occupational Roadway Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3.1 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3.2 NHTSA Vehicle Safety Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 3.3 National Transportation Safety Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3.4 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 3.5 OSHA Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 4 Special Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 4.1 Driver Fatigue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 4.2 Special Issues in Motor Carrier Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 4.3 Driver Distraction and Cell Phone Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 4.4 Age-Related Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 4.5 Fleet Safety Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61