RATIONALE FOR EMPLOYER INVOLVEMENT IN THE BATTLE AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING

Many corporations have found a cost-effective relationship between on-the-job health promotion and cost factors such as absenteeism, productivity, disability claims, medical utilization patterns and overall morbidity and mortality. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of off-the-job injuries to employees. Some facts about alcohol-related fatalities and their costs to society are briefly examined. It is pointed out that employers who already have health promotion or wellness programs for employees will find it relatively inexpensive to add meaningful information on alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Actions that employers take to reduce their risks are noted. A significant action that employers can advocate as a protection against other drunk drivers would be the wearing of safety belts. Charts are presented which represent case study results regarding the costs involved in use vs. non-use of safety belts.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

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• Publication Date: 1985-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 72-73
• Serial:
  • National Safety News
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: National Safety Council

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corporations; Costs; Countermeasures; Crashes; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Employers; Hazards; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Risk assessment
• Subject Areas: Finance; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450118
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 360
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM