Citation

Stuckey R, Pratt SG, Murray W. J. Australas. Coll. Road Saf. 2013; 24(3): 10-20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Australasian College of Road Safety)

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Abstract

Work-related travel and transport by road is fundamental for industry, government and organizations. Traditionally, road safety interventions at societal level have focused on improving road and vehicle engineering and changing road-user behaviour through transport laws and safety campaigns. Crash data indicate that significant numbers of road-user fatalities occur while driving to or for work. Therefore, workplace initiatives can improve both road and worker safety. This paper reviews regulatory approaches to work-related road safety (WRRS) in Australia, the United Kingdom and United States, identifying significant and consistent gaps in policy, management and research. In all three countries, responsibility for managing and regulating WRRS is spread across government agencies, without a single coordinating body. This paper makes the case that integrating management of WRRS into regulatory and non- regulatory occupational health and safety (OHS) initiatives would foster and support collaboration between research and practice communities, ensuring a comprehensive evidence base for future programs.

Language: en