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Motor Vehicle Safety - Workplace Vehicle Safety

Motor Vehicle Safety - Workplace Vehicle Safety

Workplace Vehicle Safety

Unlike other workplaces, the roadway is not a closed environment. Preventing work-related roadway crashes requires strategies that combine traffic safety principles and sound safety management practices. Although employers cannot control roadway conditions, they can promote safe driving behavior by providing safety information to workers and by setting and enforcing driver safety policies. Crashes are not an unavoidable part of doing business. The U.S.

Motor Vehicle Safety - Hazards and Solutions

Motor Vehicle Safety - Hazards and Solutions

Hazards and Solutions

Most of the occupational fatalities occur on public highways where there are seat belt requirements and traffic laws between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The following references aid in recognizing motor vehicle hazards, and provide examples of possible solutions.

Motor Vehicle Safety - Construction

Motor Vehicle Safety - Construction

Construction

The majority of fatalities that occur in road construction work zones in the United States involve a worker being struck by a piece of construction equipment or other vehicle. A worker in this industry is just as likely to be struck by a piece of construction equipment inside the work zone as by passing traffic.

Motor Vehicle Safety - Standards

Standards

OSHA requirements for the motor vehicle industry are addressed in specific OSHA standards for agriculture and maritime. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to motor vehicle safety.

OSHA Standards