NIOSH launches online library for traffic safety

Jul 16, 2008

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on July 3 announced the launch of a new online library to house global resources for preventing work-related road traffic injuries and fatalities.

Agency officials said in a press release that the "Road Safety at Work" online library will feature several resources, including best practices on engineering controls, policies, administrative procedures, and injury and fatality statistics. The World Health Organization and the World Bank have projected that if effective interventions are not implemented, road traffic injuries will increase from 1.2 million in 2002 to 1.9 million in 2030.