Motor Vehicle Safety
Motor Vehicle Safety
Highlights
- Motor Vehicle Safety for Employers
- Motor Vehicle Safety for Drivers
- Preventing Backovers. OSHA, (2013).
- Safe Driving Practices for Employees. OSHA Quick Card. Provides a list of safe driving practices in English and Spanish.
- Guidelines for Employers to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes. OSHA/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)/Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Publication. Represents a joint effort to reduce motor vehicle-related deaths and injuries in the nation's workforce.
- Motor Vehicle Safety Facts. OSHA Fact Sheet. OSHA in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a promotional campaign, "Every Belt - Every Ride" at the National Safety Congress.
The importance of workplace motor vehicle safety cannot be overstated. On average, 39% of all occupational fatalities are due to transportation incidents.1
BLS
Chart Type: Vertical Bars | Chart Elements: 6 : Bar for Transportaion (Blue = 38.7%) - Bar for Slip, Trip, Fall (Blue = 16.2%) - Bar for Violence (Blue = 15.4%) - Bar for Struck by/against (Blue = 14.2%) - Bar for Exposures (Blue = 13.8%) - Bar for Fire (Blue = 1.8%)
Additionally, according to a report completed for the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), motor vehicle crash injuries on- and off-the-job cost employers $72.2 billion in 2018.2
(NETS 2021)OSHA is committed to reducing and eliminating worker deaths on the roadway as part of the National Safety Council's Road to Zero.
Additional Information
U. S. Department of Transportation, Allies in Action on the National Roadway Safety Strategy.
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety