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Safety & Health Involvement for Truck Drivers
http://ohsushift.com
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SHIFT is a safety and health program designed especially for commercial truck drivers. The goals of the program are to help drivers: (1) achieve and maintain a healthy body weight and (2) prevent workplace injuries and crashes. In addition to supporting the SHIFT program, this website is meant to help ALL drivers find great safety and health information.
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Preventing Injuries in the Trucking Industry - Focus Report (PDF)
http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Files/Trucking/PreventingTruckingInjuries.pdf
(LNI-SHARP)
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The Trucking Injury Reduction Emphasis (TIRES) Initiative was developed by
the SHARP research program at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. This report provides employers, supervisors, employees in the trucking industry, along with safety and health professionals, with information on claims, claim rates, costs, common causes and prevention ideas.
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Research Shows On-the-road Lifestyle is Killing Truckers
http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=2126
(ergoweb)
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This July 13 2007 article provided by Ergoweb discusses how the trucking industry is beginning to wake up to the benefits of having healthy drivers
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Motor Carrier Safety: A Collaborative Approach to Reducing Motor Carrier Incidents
http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/success_stories/compliance_assistance/motor_carrier_case_study.html
(OSHA)
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Implementing an effective motor carrier safety program presents unique challenges to safety professionals. In addition to the risk of injury for employees and other motorists, motor carrier accidents involving hazardous materials can have serious environmental and security ramifications. However, a traditional safety program may not be as effective for motor carrier drivers, who are not part of a conventional workplace and are independent by nature.
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Report to Congress on the Large Truck Crash Causation Study
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/report/ltccs-2006.htm
(FMCSA)
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The Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) identifies areas that need to be addressed by effective crash countermeasures.
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Penn State study finds risk higher for truckers in 11th-hour
http://live.psu.edu/story/14661
(Penn State University)
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The crash risk for truck drivers in the last hour of a now legal 11-hour day behind the wheel is more than three times higher than during the first hour, a Penn State research team has found.
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International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation – Truck Driver (PDF)
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/hdo/pdf/drivr_truck.pdf
(ILO)
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This datasheet lists, in a standard format, different hazards to which truck drivers may be exposed in the course of their normal work. This datasheet is a source of information rather than advice. With the knowledge of what causes injuries and diseases, it is easier to design and implement suitable measures towards prevention.
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Whole-body Vibration (PDF)
http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/pubs/videoresource/stpwhbody.pdf
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This program informs drivers of the potentially damaging effects of vibration on the body while sitting in a moving vehicle.
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OSHA Safety and Health Topic: Trucking Industry Hazards
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/trucking_industry/hazards.html
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Workers in the trucking industry experienced the the most fatalities of all occupations, accounting for 12 percent of all worker deaths. About two-thirds of fatally injured truckers were involved in highway crashes.
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Oregon Truck Safety Hotline
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT/safety.shtml
(ODOT)
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ODOT Motor Carrier Transportation Division
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT
(ODOT)
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