OTTAWA, September 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, the Road Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) a new report, Distroted Driving
“In addition to immeasurable prices for communities and families suffering deaths and serious injuries due to distracted driving, these collisions have significant prices and consequences for employers,” says Robyn Robertson, president and CEO of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation. “In many jurisdictions, motor vehicle collisions account for about one-third of those killed in traumatic incidents at work.
According to the Ontario Board of Insurance and Workplace Safety (CSPAAT) in 2017, the average number of days lost for injured transportation workers in the month following an incident at the office was nine days. Not only are companies affected by the resulting economic losses due to absenteeism of workers. (due to injuries) and updating professional workers, however, they also incur significant prices to repair or upgrade broken appliances or destroyed property. Costs would possibly be exponential and not limited at the time of the accident. Employers can expect to incur prices for an era of months or even years, which can have an effect on all spaces of their business, and small businesses have the maximum to lose.
Accumulated diverse experience of members of TIRF’s Canadian Coalition Against Distracted Driving (CCDD) and a wide variety of stakeholders attending the third and fourth annual meetings. TIRF has also worked intensively with the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), the Canadian Council of Trucks (PMTC) and the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (ISHA) to refine the business case with a focus on the transportation industry.
For more than 20 years, there has been a steady decrease in injuries and claims in the transportation industry due to employers’ commitment to the highest standards of protection. In fact, the number of giant trucks involved in fatal collisions decreased between 2000 and 2015. It ranged from 309 to 523 between 2000 and 2015 in Canada, most recently, the number of giant trucks in fatal collisions has increased to 389 in 2017 (Transport Canada 2019).
Employers in this sector also recognize their critical role in prioritizing methods to prevent you from driving distracted among your workers and other distracted drivers on the road to make certain continuous descents.
Key findings include:
“Canada’s trucking industry is committed to getting rid of unrest by proactively executing on multiple fronts. Known efforts in the case of TIRF businesses and used through members of the Canadian Trucking Alliance provide concrete examples of proactive movements made in our industry,” Geoff Wood said. Senior Vice President of Policy, Canadian Trucking Alliance. ” We continue to paint in cooperation with governments and apply cutting-edge approaches to combat distracted driving as a component of our 10-point protection plan, which also promotes the importance of driving force training.
In short, employers who contribute to the progression of the business case agree: “If someone thinks protection is too expensive, they will have to measure the charge of a harmful operation, injuries and deaths in pictures opposed to the position of effective schooling and policies. “
CCDD protection policies while driving with distraction: a business case for employers
Related to the Road Injury Research Foundation: The Road Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) project aims to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries. the world was identified by its achievements in identifying the causes of road injuries and creating systems and policies to deal with them properly.
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