Citation

Stearns D. Proc. Australas. Road Safety Res. Policing Educ. Conf. 2007; 11.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, copyright holder varies, Publisher Monash University)

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Abstract

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is a Government entity that manages New Zealand's statutory accident compensation scheme. This paper will discuss the ACC's experience in developing and delivering a workplace road transport programme related to seat belt wearing among drivers of heavy vehicles. ACC is a personal injury insurance scheme. It provides 24 hour, no fault cover. Its injury prevention efforts are driven by the cost of claims and the corporation has a statutory responsibility to direct its programmes in ways that will most effectively reduce levies that are driven by these claims. This can only be achieved by reducing both the incidence of claims, but more particularly the severity of the injuries that do occur. Anticipating the future trends and issues that will impact on injury rates and developing programmes that respond to those issues is a key component of ACC's workplace injury prevention strategy.