In a study of seven years of road construction site accidents conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the largest cause of fatal accidents involved a worker on the ground being struck by a vehicle or equipment.
Since cleaning contractors often work in streets amid work vehicles and regular traffic, some lessons from the NIOSH study apply. In looking at ways to reduce the incidence of ground workers being struck, researchers created blind-area diagrams.
These diagrams can be used to educate both operators and ground workers and help reduce accidents and injuries in work zones.
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