Work-related road traffic injury: a multilevel systems protocol

Abstract

BackgroundAlthough road traffic injury is reported as the leading cause of work-related death in Australia, it is not clear, due to limitations in previous methods used, just how large a burden it is. Many organisations are unaware of the extent of work-related road traffic injury and, importantly, what can be done to reduce the burden. The proposed research will (i) estimate the prevalence of work-related road traffic injury and (ii) identify the organisational determinants associated with work-related road traffic injury.Methods and designThe current study is designed to enumerate the problem and identify the individual driver-level, the supervisor-level and organisational-level factors associated with work-related road traffic injury. The multilevel systems protocol will involve a series of cross-sectional surveys administered to drivers of fleet vehicles (n=1200), supervisors of the drivers (n=1200) and senior managers (n=300) within the same organisation.DiscussionThe novel use of the multilevel systems protocol is critical to be able to accurately assess the specific determinants of driving safety within each context of an organisation.ResultsThe results are expected to highlight that reducing injury in the workplace requires more than just individual compliance with safety procedures. It will also establish, for the first time, an occupational translation taskforce to ensure that the research findings are adopted into work-place practice and thereby directly contribute to reductions in work-related road traffic injury.

The Interplay Between Supervisor Safety Support and Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability on Work Injury

“…The role of workplace factors (e.g., policies and procedures, training programs, and worker empowerment) [26], [27], [28], [29] and supervisory leadership [14], [15], [18], [19], [20] on injury are well established. Yet, to date, few articles have examined the relative contribution of both workplace and supervisor factors on injury experience [9], [17], [30], [31]. The objective of this study is to address this research gap by examining the impact of supervisor support and OHS vulnerability on workplace injury.…”

Integrating complex systems science into road safety research and practice, part 1: review of formative concepts

“…However, these methods have limitations in terms of understanding and effectively intervening on persistent road traffic injury–related trends. The field of systems science provides several tools that have potential to augment current prevention research and practice, and while few, exemplary applications exist in the road safety literature 6 9 40 45–48 50–53 55–60. These tools, like CLDs in a GMB context, can advance researchers’ dynamic hypothesis generation and can also serve as a platform to strengthen dialogue among stakeholders, discuss underlying injury processes that may not be readily apparent and develop shared buy-in for collaborative actions.…”

“…One could easily envision how examining whether and to what extent pedestrian and driver behaviours and interactions change in response to each other and different policy scenarios, or exploring how specific interventions might alter a network of road traffic injury prevention–related partnerships, would provide significant contributions to prevention efforts. We refer the interested reader to more detailed discussions of these quantitative systems science tools30 49 54 and to specific applications in the road safety field 50–53 55–59. In addition, table 1 includes a brief overview of a sampling of different systems approaches with key characteristics and example applications.…”

Incidente vial relacionado con trabajo en transportadores de pasajeros y carga en Medellín Colombia: el rol de la infraestructura

“…Aspecto subestimado de los incidentes viales es el relacionado con la pérdida de tiempo, productividad y competitividad de los incidentes viales relacionados con trabajo (IVRT) (13). En Australia representan 30% del total de incidentes viales, con una tasa de mortalidad de 5,3 por cada cien mil vehículos de trabajo registrados (14). Los IVRT son responsables de los siguientes porcentajes de muertes laborales: 20% en Estados Unidos (15), 30% en Canadá (16), 25% en Australia (17) y 28% en Francia (18).…”