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Area IV. Topic D. Fleet Safety
Introduction
"Safe vehicle operation is the result of training, skills, planning, and action, not chance. Unfortunately, many companies fail to pay enough attention to the safe operation of motor vehicles.... Companies can control driver error by implementing a program of driver selection, training, and supervision, while vehicle failure can be reduced by a systematic preventive maintenance program. As experience has shown, the unsupervised fleet usually has higher accident costs than the supervised one." — Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry: Administration and Programs, NSC Pub.
Disclaimer: This material is for training purposes only. Its purpose is to inform employers of best practices in occupational safety and health and general OSHA compliance requirements. This material is not, in any way, a substitute for any provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or any standards issued by OSHA.
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