Promoting Global Initiatives for Occupational Road Safety Project
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NIOSH Global Review of Occupational Road Safety: draft for review and feedback Promoting Global Initiatives for Occupational Road Safety: Review of Occupational Road Safety Worldwide Contents Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................1! Summary of key findings ..........................................................................................................................................2! S1 Background and aims .....................................................................................................................................2! S2 Literature and internet review .........................................................................................................................2! S3 Main conclusions and recommendations........................................................................................................3! S4 Project limitations and areas for ongoing and future work..............................................................................6! Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................................................7! Abbreviations and definitions....................................................................................................................................8! List of Figures ...........................................................................................................................................................9! 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 10! 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................................. 10! 1.2 Project aims................................................................................................................................................. 11! 1.3 Methodology................................................................................................................................................ 11! 1.4 Framework of report.................................................................................................................................... 12! 2 Literature review: OECD countries..................................................................................................................... 13! 2.1 Europe wide ................................................................................................................................................ 13! 2.2 Australia ...................................................................................................................................................... 16! 2.3 Belgium ....................................................................................................................................................... 20! 2.4 Canada........................................................................................................................................................ 21! 2.5 Denmark...................................................................................................................................................... 22! 2.6 Finland......................................................................................................................................................... 24! 2.7 France ......................................................................................................................................................... 24! 2.8 Ireland ......................................................................................................................................................... 25! 2.9 Luxembourg ................................................................................................................................................ 25! 2.10 New Zealand (NZ)..................................................................................................................................... 26! 2.11 Norway ...................................................................................................................................................... 27! 2.12 Poland ....................................................................................................................................................... 27! 2.13 Portugal ..................................................................................................................................................... 28! 2.14 Sweden ..................................................................................................................................................... 28! 2.15 Switzerland................................................................................................................................................ 30! 2.16 Turkey ....................................................................................................................................................... 36! 2.17 United Kingdom (UK) ................................................................................................................................ 36! 2.18 USA ........................................................................................................................................................... 39! 3 Literature review: Non-OECD countries ............................................................................................................. 42! 3.1 Eastern Europe and former USSR.............................................................................................................. 42! 3.2 Former Eastern Bloc ................................................................................................................................... 42! 3.3 Africa ........................................................................................................................................................... 43! 3.4 Latin America .............................................................................................................................................. 44! 3.5 Asia.............................................................................................................................................................. 44! 4 Literature review: Oil company global standards and community initiatives...................................................... 47! 4.1 Shell............................................................................................................................................................. 48! 4.2 Exxon........................................................................................................................................................... 49! 4.3 BP................................................................................................................................................................ 50! 5 Literature review: Corporate social responsibility and road safety..................................................................... 51! 6 Summary of literature review.............................................................................................................................. 52! 7 Interventions and good practice model based on the Haddon Matrix................................................................ 54! 8 Conclusions, limitations and areas for further work............................................................................................ 59! 8.1 How the project aims have been met.......................................................................................................... 59! 8.2 Project limitations and recommendations for ongoing and future work ...................................................... 60! 9 Bibliography........................................................................................................................................................ 62! Appendix 1 – Useful internet-based resources ..................................................................................................... 70! Appendix 2 – Occupational road safety report quality review form ....................................................................... 86! © Copyright and Intellectual Property, Interactive Driving Systems, 2009 1 NIOSH Global Review of Occupational Road Safety: draft for review and feedback Summary of key findings S1 Background and aims Around the world, it is estimated that work-related incidents make up 25% the road toll, rising to 50% if commuting is included – with the figures probably greater in low-income countries. In response to this, the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and partners instigated a Global Road Safety for Workers project with 7 aims. 1. Summarise the current state of knowledge and research on occupational road safety for a diverse audience of policy makers, safety practitioners, corporate representatives and researchers. 2. Identify relevant resources for inclusion in the online GeoLibrary (www.geolibrary.org). 3. Generate first draft literature review summarising the current state of knowledge and a listing of resources to be added to the online library. 4. Review, synthesise and assess the quality and