Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
Program Description
The mission of the NIOSH research program for the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector is to eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among workers in these industries through a focused program of research and prevention. The program strives to fulfill its mission through the following methods:
- High Quality Research: NIOSH will continually strive for high quality research and prevention activities that will lead to reductions in occupational injuries and illnesses among workers in the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities industries.
- Practical Solutions: The NIOSH program for the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector is committed to the development of practical solutions to the complex problems that cause occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among workers in these industries.
- Partnerships: Collaborative efforts in partnership with labor, industry, government, and other stakeholders are usually the best means of achieving successful outcomes. Fostering these partnerships is a cornerstone of the NIOSH program for the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector.
- Research to Practice (r2p): NIOSH research is truly valuable only when put into practice. Every research project within the NIOSH program for the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector formulates a strategy to promote the transfer and translation of research findings into prevention practices and products that will be adopted in the workplace.
Focus Area
Global Collaborations in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
The mission of the NIOSH Global Collaborations Program is to contribute to the reduction of occupational diseases, injuries, and fatalities among all workers employed globally, through international partnerships and sharing of information. This topic page highlights global efforts by NIOSH and its partners to reduce the toll of road traffic injuries among workers.
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Spotlights
Thank you to all who participated in the International Conference on Road Safety at Work.
View the conference presentations and videos.
External link: http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/niosh/
Conference White Paper (DRAFT)
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NIOSH Provides Input for Global Road Safety Resolution
The United Nations General Assembly adopted
Resolution A/62/L.43 on “Improving Global Road Safety” on March 31, 2008. The Sultanate of Oman introduced the resolution, which was sponsored by more than 90 countries and adopted unanimously. The resolution includes encouragement for "organizations in both private and public sectors with vehicle fleets to develop and implement policies and practices that will reduce crash risks for vehicle occupants and other road users." As a participant in the federal Global Road Safety Interagency Working Group, NIOSH provided input that strengthened this portion of the resolution. For the first time, a United Nations resolution includes specific language that notes the importance of fleet operations to worker safety and public safety. This gives corporations, governments, and other stakeholders strong justification to take action to improve road safety for workers around the world. For more information, contact Stephanie Pratt at SPratt@cdc.gov or Jane Hingston at JHingston@cdc.gov. Read the full text of the resolution 38 KB (3 pages)
External link: ,http://www.who.int/roadsafety/about/resolutions/A-RES-62-L-43.pdf
Proceedings of Truck Driver Occupational Safety and Health Conference
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-120
In April 2003, an international group of researchers convened in Detroit to discuss the occupational safety and health of commercial motor vehicle drivers. This conference was unusual because it focused on driver well-being, rather than general highway safety and transportation issues. The meeting was sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the Trucking Industry Program and the Trucking Industry Benchmarking Program at Wayne State University. The report provides a selective review of the relevant literature, summarizes the conference presentations, incorporates the comments made by many of the participants, and outlines some topics needing further research.
CDC provides comprehensive information on risk factors for motor vehicle crashes and strategies to reduce the risk and severity of crashes. Employers and organizations whose workers drive on the job can adapt this information for use in the workplace, and can use information on topics such as child passenger safety to justify the value of work/life vehicle safety programs.
