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Understanding Risk on the Road

Construction Business Owner

Understanding Risk on the Road. Because of the construction industry’s variable nature — transporting various types of cargo, traveling unfamiliar routes, driving under challenging road conditions and using different vehicles — construction fleets are uniquely prone to vehicular accidents. Alex Headley.

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Risk on the Road

Construction Business Owner

Risk on the Road. Because of the construction industry’s variable nature — transporting various types of cargo, traveling unfamiliar routes, driving under challenging road conditions and using different vehicles — construction fleets are uniquely prone to vehicular accidents. Alex Headley. Mon, 11/08/2021 - 07:30.

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Handling Traffic Accidents

Safety Services Company

Citing the amount of time consumed filling accident reports on non-injury accidents (estimated at 250 hours a week); there are a number of cities where police have decided not to respond to non-injury traffic accidents. Drivers involved in accidents are expected to perform the steps listed below.

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5 Current Construction Industry Challenges and How Technology Can Help

Fieldwire

From safety training and accident prevention to AR building assistance, technology does indeed belong on the drafting table and the construction site alike. Or if accidents on the job site were a thing of the past? Injury and illnesses are 24% higher among construction employees than in any other industry in the US.

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NHTSA Requiring Seat Belts on Motorcoaches

Safety Services Company

This new rule enhances the safety of these vehicles by significantly reducing the risk of fatalities and serious injuries in frontal crashes and the risk of occupant ejection in rollovers. “Safety is our highest priority and we are committed to reducing the number of deaths and injuries on our roadways,” said U.S.

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Lessons in Defensive Driving

Safety Services Company

The most common causes of traffic accidents are driving while distracted, fatigue, and impairment. It’s important to remember that these causes are not just a problem for your employees, they are hazards presented by all the drivers on the road with them. Vehicular accidents are the most common cause of workplace injury and death.

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Lessons in Defensive Driving

Safety Services Company

The most common causes of traffic accidents are driving while distracted, fatigue, and impairment. It’s important to remember that these causes are not just a problem for your employees, they are hazards presented by all the drivers on the road with them. Vehicular accidents are the most common cause of workplace injury and death.

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