The relationships among roadway safety management practices, collision rates, and injury rates within company fleets

摘要: Abstract Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are consistently the leading cause of work-related fatalities for all industries combined. They comprise majority workplace occupations involved in transportation/material moving and one causes death many which involve driving, but where driving is not primary job duty. Nonfatal MVCs also have substantial injury economic consequences workers employers. This study used data from 70 companies a range to assess relationship between companies’ self-reported fleet safety management practices/policies collision/injury metrics. Several practices were found be statistically significantly related metrics, including mobile phone record checking, fatigue mitigation practices, provision driver training, collision response procedures. Implications these findings suggestions future research discussed.