Every
5 seconds a crash occurs.
Every 7 seconds a property damage crash occurs.
Every 10 seconds there is a traffic-related injury.
Every
2 minutes there is an alcohol-related injury.
Every 12 minutes someone
dies in a roadway crash.
Every 31 minutes an alcohol-related fatality occurs.
Every 4 days an employee dies in a work-related roadway
crash.
Do
you know your risk?
That
depends on how much driving your employees do. Fortunately,
most traffic crashes do not result in a fatality or a serious
injury but even small mishaps cost money. The average crash
costs an employer $16,500*. Use the NETS Cost Calculator
tool to see how your bottom line could be affected. The
more miles driven by your employees, the higher the typical
costs of crashes through lost productivity, workers compensation
costs, medical expenses, repair bills, replacement transportation,
substitute labor and higher insurance premiums. And these
costs reflect only a portion of your potential costs. Traffic
crashes that occur off the job cost employers, too.
It's
a simple equation.
Every mile driven = $0.16 cents
* Based
on an analysis by NHTSA, 2003
Employers
pay for injuries that happen both on- and off-the-job. The
report provides employers with the specific costs of motor
vehicle crash injuries by state and by industry type and
includes estimates of alcohol involvement and restraint
non-use. Motor vehicle crash injuries on- and off-the-job
cost employers about $60 billion annually in 1998-2000.
Off-the-job injuries to workers and their dependents represent
one-third of those costs. Although motor vehicle injury
costs to employers vary widely by state and industry, this
report demonstrates that increasing restraint use and reducing
alcohol impaired driving have the potential for significant
cost savings.
The
Economic Burden of Traffic Crashes on Employers: Costs by
State and Industry and by Alcohol and Restraint Use
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/EconomicBurden/pages/WhatDoTCCost.html
Work-related
roadway crashes are the leading cause of death from traumatic
injuries in the U.S. workforce. They continue to exact a
substantial toll on American workers, accounting for nearly
12,000 deaths between 1992 and 2000. Deaths and injuries
from these roadway crashes result in increased costs to
employers and lost productivity. They bring needless pain
and suffering to family, friends, and co-workers.
Work-Related
Roadway Crashes: Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-119/
Drive
Safely Work Week 2002, Cost of Crashes to Employers PowerPoint
presentation
http://www.trafficsafety.org/dswwpresentation02.html |
