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As employers, we train our drivers to follow the rules and drive safely but are we effectively managing the risk? This discussion will address how one organization reduced their collision costs by 73% and brought driving safety to a new level for all employees and changed the culture. This session will also explain why a proactive approach must be taken to ensure that emergency vehicles are operated safely with the person seated in the “Right Front Seat” understanding that they play a critical role in ensuring that the emergency vehicle arrives in a safe and prudent manner on every run.
Over the last seven years the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has partnered with the ambulance industry, its suppliers, and several other federal agencies to develop a family of ten new test methods all geared to improve crash safety in the patient compartment of an ambulance. These new test methods address key components such as the patient cot, seating, occupant restraints, equipment mounts, storage devices, and the patient compartment structure and highlight key findings from NHTSA’s review of EMS vehicle related injuries and fatalities. It will conclude with a review of work completed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security to improve worker efficiency through improved interior designs.