Motor Vehicle Safety at Work

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All workers

Preventing Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes

This fact sheet recommends ways employers can keep workers safe when driving or riding in a motor ve...

NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety Strategic Plan, 2020-2029

NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety Strategic Plan, 2020–2029, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 202...

10 Steps Employers Can Take to Keep Young Drivers Safe

As summer approaches, employers may consider hiring young workers that may perform driving duties as...

The NIOSH Future of Work Initiative Research Agenda

Marijuana and Driving: How to Keep Your Fleet’s Drivers Safe

Managing motor vehicle crash risks associated with marijuana impairment is important, as marijuana i...

In-vehicle Monitoring Systems

One safety tool that companies are using to prevent crashes is in-vehicle monitoring systems (IVMS).

Choosing the “Right” Fatigue Monitoring and Detection Technology

The Who, What, How and When of Implementing Fatigue Monitoring and Detection Technologies

Fleet Safety Management

Driver Fatigue

Transposition of EU directives related to occupational road safety by three member states

NIOSH Backgrounder on Distracted Driving: Work-related Hazards and Resources for Safety

Distracted driving is a danger under any circumstances. Drivers are a risk to themselves and others...

Occupational road safety worldwide: lessons for research, policy and practice

Truck drivers

First responders

Law Enforcement Motor Vehicle Safety

This fact sheet highlights results from a study evaluating the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departm...

Emergency Medical Services Workers: How Employers Can Prevent Injuries and Exposures

This document outlines midcourse review purpose, methodology, results of internal review and externa...

Take Charge of Your Safety In and Around Your Patrol Vehicle

Officer Road Code Toolkit

The Officer Road Code Toolkit is designed to promote safe driving practices within an agency so that...

Sergeant Struck by a Motor Vehicle on Interstate Highway – New Mexico

Law Enforcement Officer Motor Vehicle Safety: Findings from a Statewide Survey

Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of occupational fatality among Law Enforcement Officers...

Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters Operating Modified Excess/Surplus Vehicles

Fire fighters may be at risk for crash-related injuries while operating excess and other surplus veh...

2020-2023

Struck-by: Officer Safety

Struck-by incidents are one of the leading causes of injury-related death for law enforcement office...

Focus on officer wellness: Prevent struck-by incidents at crash scenes

2010-2019

Traffic safety initiatives: Drive to arrive alive

Law Enforcement Officer Motor Vehicle Crash and Struck-by Fatality Investigations: A Pilot Program

NIOSH Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Motor Vehicle Crash and Struck-by Fatality Investigations Pilot...

Dataset: Anthropometric Database for the EMTs in the United States

Between December 2013 and May 2015, NIOSH conducted a nationwide anthropometric survey of 472 male a...

Research in brief: motor vehicle safety for law enforcement officers – still a priority

Take Charge of Your Safety in and Around Your Patrol Vehicle

Motor vehicle events, including crashes and being struck by vehicles while outside your patrol car,...

SAE Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice J2956 for Occupant Restraint and Equipment Mounting Integrity – Side Impact System-Level Ambulance Patient Compartment

A Story of Impact: NIOSH Continues Research to Improve Safety for Ambulance Service Workers and EMS Responders

NIOSH research revealed a number of important factors involved in ambulance worker injuries and deat...

A Story of Impact: NIOSH Research Leads to a Reduction in Safety Hazards Among Ambulance Service Workers and EMS Responders

As part of the National Occupational Research Agenda, researchers at NIOSH set out to reduce ambulan...

SAE Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice J2917 for Occupant Restraint and Equipment Mounting Integrity – Frontal Impact System-Level Ambulance Patient Compartment

Oil and gas extraction workers

Oil and Gas Extraction Workers: How to Prevent Fatigued Driving at Work

Oil and gas workers drive long distances from their homes, lodging sites, and equipment yards to rea...

Oil and Gas Extraction Employers: How to Prevent Fatigued Driving at Work

Oil and gas employers are responsible for the health and safety of their employees. This fact sheet...

Other

Young Drivers in the Workplace: How Employers and Parents Can Help Keep Them Safe on the Road

Employers and parents/guardians can play an important role in keeping young drivers safe on the road...

Older Drivers in the Workplace: How Employers and Workers Can Prevent Crashes

Research shows that older drivers are more likely than their younger counterparts to adopt safe beha...

NIOSH Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Transit and Ground Transportation

NIOSH Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Couriers and Messengers

Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries from Vehicles and Equipment

NIOSH reviewed the current literature on highway safety, analyzed data on worker fatalities in the h...

Taxi Drivers How to Prevent Robbery and Violence

NIOSH Fast Facts Taxi Drivers How to Prevent Robbery and Violence, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2...

How to Prevent Driving-Related Injuries

Driving from client to client, home healthcare workers are at high risk for motor vehicle-related in...

A review of recent accidents involving explosives transport

Construction Equipment Visibility

Within this web site you will find detailed diagrams to assist in visualizing the areas around vario...

Archived

2015-2019

NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety Evaluation of Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Center for Motor Vehicle Safety (C...

NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Results from 2016 Midcourse Review

The NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety conducted a midcourse review of its NIOSH Center for Motor...

NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety – Performance Measures

The NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018 sets...

NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety – Progress Report 2016

The NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018 outl...

2010-2014

NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: strategic plan for research and prevention, 2014-2018

Fact Sheet: Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes: Preventing Injuries to Young Drivers: What Employers Should Know

This fact sheet will help employers be more aware of the risk of motor vehicle crashes among younger...

Fact Sheet: Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes: Preventing Injuries to Young Drivers: What Parents Should Know

If you are a parent of a teen or young adult who drives as part of his or her job, it is important t...

2005-2009

Older Drivers in the Workplace: Crash Prevention for Employers and Workers

Roadway crashes are the leading cause of occupational fatalities for older workers in the U.S. Betwe...

Older Drivers in the Workplace: Crash Prevention for Employers and Workers (En español)

A comparison of crash patterns in heavy trucks with and without collision warning system technology

NIOSH Update: Medical Interns™ Risk for Car Crashes Linked With Extended Shifts in NIOSH-Funded Study

2000-2004

NIOSH Update: Requiring Safety Belt Use is Key Employer Policy for Preventing Job Vehicle Deaths, NIOSH Says

NIOSH Update: NIOSH Recommends Ways to Prevent Fatalities from Work-Related Roadway Crashes

Fact Sheet: Work-Related Roadway Crashes: Who’s at Risk?

Roadway crashes are the leading cause of occupational fatalities in the U.S.

Fact Sheet: Work-Related Roadway Crashes: Prevention Strategies for Employers

Between 1992 and 2001, 13,337 civilian workers died in roadway crashes, an average of 4 deaths each...

NIOSH Update: NIOSH, OSHA, Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Coalition Ally to Improve Roadway Work Zone Safety

NIOSH Update: Ways to Prevent Job-Related Roadway Deaths, Critical Research Areas Identified by NIOSH

Ambulance Crash-Related Injuries Among Emergency Medical Services Workers – United States, 1991-2002

Your Safety First: Railroad Crossing Safety for Emergency Responders

This bulletin notes two firefighter fatalities that involved fatal collisions between fire vehicles...

Hazard ID: Fire Fighter Deaths from Tanker Truck Rollovers

Mobile water supply vehicles, known as tankers or tenders, are widely used to transport water to are...

Hazard ID: Fire Fighter Deaths from Tanker Truck Rollovers (En español)

Hazard ID: Traffic Hazards to Fire Fighters While Working Along Roadways

The number of fire fighters struck and killed by motor vehicles has dramatically increased within re...
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