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Simulation training tools

Tarping
Lifting heavy items can cause injuries to your back and shoulders over time. Santa demonstrates the pros and cons of getting the tarp on the flatbed.

Prevent slips
Slips, trips and falls cause many injuries in trucking. Changes in footwear, tasks and environment matter. Test your knowledge by clicking the slip simulation below.

Jump Force
Know the forces involved in exiting your truck cab or trailer. Try our force simulator: Click here to access..

TIRES on YouTube

Check out these fun and informative videos on risky versus safe trailer exit strategies.

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Truck driver health and safety

Truck drivers face a disproportionately high risk for fatal crash-related injuries and for serious health disorders. The 2004 fatality rate for U.S. heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers was 48.2 per 100,000 workers, approximately 11 times the rate for the general worker population.

For more information go to NIOSH Blog .

TIRES staff reports

Don't Jump! Published in Transport Topics Online, November 2011.

Risk - Part of the Job? (85 KB) Published in The Route, September 2010.

Even on Foot, Trucking is Risky Business Published in Transport Topics Online, June 2009.

US Dept. of Transportation's campaign to prevent distracted driving.

Fatal injuries in the trucking industry

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) truck drivers are six times more likely to be killed on the job than other workers. A Washington State study showed that 1 out of every 4,100 full-time employees in the Washington trucking industry will be fatally injured. In fact, there were 63 deaths during the years 1998-2005.

Although the majority of deaths (over 60%) are vehicle-related, many were from falls or crush injuries. Here are some true stories of Washington trucking industry workers who were killed on the job and tips to avoid similar incidents.

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Simulation training tools

TIRES on YouTube

Truck driver health and safety

TIRES staff reports

Fatal injuries in the trucking industry

Prevent falls

Prevent struck by or against injuries

Prevent motor-vehicle collisions

Truck drivers

Together we can prevent injuries in trucking

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