Ergonomics and Driving - OHCOW
| This guide presents the problems and solutions dealing with ergonomic hazards associated with driving motor vehicles. |
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Source: Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers |
Type: Guideline |
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Aerial Device Operation
| General recommended safe practices for aerial device operation, developed as part of the Arborists Industry Safe Work Practices guide. |
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Source: Farm Safety Association Inc. |
Type: Safe Practice |
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Driving Tip Sheets
These one and two page tip sheets emphasize the steps employers and employees can take to prevent work-related motor-vehicle collisions. Topics include:
* Motor Vehicle Collisions: Safety Starts with You the Employer
* Motor Vehicle Collisions: Safety Starts with You the Employee
* Driver Distractions
* Driver Fatigue
* Common Causes of Motor Vehicle Collisions |
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Source: Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Driving Tips - Using Cellular Telephones and Other Devices
In general, driver distraction is one of the leading causes of traffic accidents. Using and talking on a cellular phone requires a large amount of attention and can be a contributing factor to accidents.
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Mobile Equipment
The mine needed a secure means to keep dump vehicles from going over a bench, raise or into an open hole. Also to comply with sections of Regulation 854, Mines and Mining Plants.
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Source: Newmont Canada Limited - Holloway Mine |
Type: Workplace Best Practice |
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Working Safely Behind the Wheel
This booklet is designed to help you identify the hazards you face on
the road.Begin by taking the self-assessment quiz to rate your current
driving practices and to identify key problem reas.Then refer to the
pertinent sections to get information that will help you become a better
driver and help you promote road safety. |
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Source: Workers ’Compensation Board -Alberta |
Type: Safe Practice |
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Driving for work: Safer speed policy
| Advice for employers and line managers to ensure their staff do not drive at inappropriate speed |
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Source: UK's Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) |
Type: Guideline |
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Driving for work-Safe Journey Planner
| Helps employers and line managers to ensure that the organisation's road journeys are properly planned and safely controlled |
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Source: UK's Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Department for Transport |
Type: Workplace Best Practice |
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Driving for work: Mobile phones
| Advice for employers and line managers on their staff using mobile phones while driving on work journeys. |
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Source: UK's Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Department for Transport |
Type: Workplace Best Practice |
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Topics:
Accident Investigation, Automotive, Cellular Telephones, Driving, Due Diligence, Education, Hazard Identification/Analysis, Job Hazard Analysis, Manual Material Handling, Motor Vehicle Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Trucks |
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OSHA Offers New Guidelines to Help Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes
This guideline offers useful information to help employers design an effective driver safety program in their workplace. It features a 10-step program outlining what an employer can do to improve traffic safety performance and minimize the risk of motor vehicle crashes. The document includes success stories from employers who have benefited from effective driver safety programs.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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Type: Guideline |
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www.roadsafe.ca
| A new web site was launched by a partnership of organizations sharing an interest in making our roads safer. The Road Safety Partners was created to promote better road safety and help reduce the 70,000 + annual injuries from collisions in Ontario. |
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Source: WSIB |
Type: Safe Practice |
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