Title: Occupational Fleet Safety Research: A Case Study Approach
Abstract: Occupational fleet safety is an emerging issue for organisations across Australia and overseas. Research has shown that road crashes are the most common cause of work-related fatalities, injuries and absences from work. Changes in industry/employer accountability, business processes, Occupational Health and Safety, Chain of Responsibility (COR), Workers Compensation legislation, insurance and third party coverage, and a generally more litigious environment require industry to address and subsequently develop more comprehensive programs to improve fleet safety. Historically, organisations opt for a silver bullet or singular reactive strategy towards fleet safety, determined primarily from an asset management approach. Research has revealed that a single reactive approach is ineffective in improving long-term occupational fleet safety. This paper focuses on examples of case study research conducted by the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), involving fleet safety of three large and diverse Queensland and nationwide industry organisations. From analysis and investigation of vehicle crash/incident data, industry focus groups, and organisational safety and work-related driving survey questionnaires, current fleet safety practices and high risk groups and processes are identified. Subsequently, data from research and analysis reveals inadequacies in fleet safety practices current within organisations and enables the identification of future occupational fleet safety intervention strategies.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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