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Evidence Report: Cardiovascular Disease and Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety (Expedited Review)
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2007-04-27
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Alternative Title:Cardiovascular disease and commercial motor vehicle driver safety (expedited review);Cardiovascular disease and CMV driver safety;
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NTL Classification:NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors
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Abstract:Of all occupations in the United States, workers in the trucking industry experience the third highest fatality rate, accounting for 12% of all worker deaths. About two-thirds of workers killed in the trucking industry are the consequence of highway crashes. According to statistics from the United States Department of Transportation, there were 4,932 fatal crashes involving a large truck in 2005 for a total of 5,212 fatalities. In addition, there were 137,144 nonfatal crashes; 59,405 of these were crashes that resulted in an injury to at least one individual (for a total of 89,681 injuries). The purpose of this evidence report is to address several key questions posed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Each of these key questions was developed by FMCSA so that the questions’ answers would provide information that would be useful in updating its current medical examination guidelines titled, "Cardiovascular Advisory Panel Guidelines for the Medical Examination of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers."
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