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reasonable.can.be.based.on.a.company-adopted.deinition,.thus.establishing.a.goal.
for.its.safety.management.program.
The. concept. of. a. preventable. accident. is. a. leet. safety. management. tool. that.
achieves.the.following.goals:
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1.. It.helps.establish.a.safe.driving.standard.for.the.driver.
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2.. It.provides.a.criterion.for.evaluating.individual.drivers.
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3.. It.provides.an.objective.for.accident.investigations.and.evaluations.
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4.. It. provides. a. means. for. evaluating. the. safety. performance. of. individual.
drivers.and.the.leet.as.a.whole.
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5.. It.provides.a.means.for.monitoring.the.effectiveness.of.leet.safety.programs.
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6.. It.assists.in.dealing.with.driver.safety.infractions.
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7.. It.assists.in.the.implementation.of.safe.driving.recognition.programs.
Fleet.safety.driving.performance.depends.on.management's.commitment.to.the.
implementation.of.a.formal.leet.safety.program..An.effective.safety.program.will.
interact.with.most.aspects.of.leet.operations.and.challenge.the.skills.and.knowledge.
of.its.supervisors.and.drivers.
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National.Safety.Council..
Motor leet safety manual (3rd ed.).
.Itasca,.IL,.1986.
Petersen,. D..
Techniques of safety management
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(2nd ed.)
.. New. York:. McGraw-Hill. Book.
Company,.1978.
Reese,.C..D..and.J..V..Eidson..
Handbook of OSHA construction safety & health
..Boca.Raton,.
FL:.CRC.Press/Lewis.Publishers,.1999.
