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ARTICLE · 17 MAY 2013

Employers Should Prohibit Texting While Driving: U.S. OSHA

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Distracted driving, and in particular texting while driving, are important occupational safety issues, and employers need to act, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in a new brochure called " Distracted Driving: No Texting".

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Adrian Miedema
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Distracted driving, and in particular texting while driving, are important occupational safety issues, and employers need to act, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in a new brochure called "Distracted Driving: No Texting".

The brochure quotes an official as saying, "It is well recognized that texting while driving dramatically increases the risk of a motor vehicle injury or fatality. We are asking employers to send a clear message to workers and supervisors that your company neither requires nor condones texting while driving."

The brochure goes on to state that employers should "Prohibit texting while driving. OSHA encourages employers to declare their vehicles 'text-free zones' and to emphasize that commitment to their workers, customers, and communities."

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