Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of fatalities on the job, according to NIOSH. Three workers are killed every day while driving, riding in, or working around motor vehicles in traffic. Truckers have the highest annual death rates, followed by garbage collectors and sheriffs or bailiffs.
If any of your employees drive a vehicle as part of their job responsibilities, they are at risk. That’s why NIOSH has issued an alert, “Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Traffic-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes.” The entire text is available in NIOSH Pub. No. 98-142 at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/motralrt.html.