Worker road safety

[1] In addition to the suffering of the workers and their families, businesses and society also bear direct and indirect costs.

[3] Road crashes worldwide kill over a million people every year and cost as much as 3% of global gross domestic product (GDP).

[6] Because rapid motorization generally accompanies economic development, a large percentage of occupational automobile crashes occur in low and middle-income countries.

The WHO coordinates the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, an effort drawing together government, business, and non-government organizations.

[14] Australian researcher Lori Mooren developed a 12-step process model with which organizations can perform gap analyses, establish benchmarks, host fleet safety improvement workshops, and develop fleet safety manuals and improvement programs.

The WIPE model assumes that managers will write a business case focusing on the cost savings of protecting workers; perform a safety audit of their organization; launch a pilot program related to personnel training or vehicle improvements; and evaluate the outcomes of the pilot, demonstrating its impact.

[17][18][19] Since the original research, the WIPE model, supported by the Haddon Matrix, has been successfully applied by many organisations around the world to help reduce collisions, cut costs and enhance brand value.