ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Page 18
NIOSH Addresses Marijuana and Driving
By Karleen Kos, PSAI's Executive Director
T
he National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) recently devoted an entire issue of its
quarterly Behind the Wheel at Work newsletter to the
topic of marijuana and driving. Below are links to the latest
information published by NIOSH aimed at helping you keep
drivers safe and manage marijuana/cannabis-related risks to
your fleet.
• Resources addressing the differences between cannabis
and marijuana, as well as the science behind marijuana
and its effects on driving.
• What to do if you receive an accommodation request from a worker for medical marijuana use in a state which
requires accommodation.
• How employers can address motor
vehicle safety risks related to
marijuana use.
• NIOSH's webinar, Marijuana and
Driving: How to Keep Your Fleet
Safe, is now available to view via
recording.
• Access go-to resources related to
marijuana and driving.
The PSAI also covered this issue
extensively in recent editions of
Association Insight. Our November
11, 2020 issue discussed some of the
most common topics of concern to
portable sanitation companies and
our November 25, 2020 issue looked
at how a number of industry firms are
handling those challenges.
As the legalization of marijuana and
cannabis-related products grows,
these issues will continue to grow
for companies as well. The PSAI is
interested in your experiences and will
provide ongoing coverage of these
topics as the situation evolves. v
Why does workplace motor vehicle safety matter?
Millions of workers drive or ride in a vehicle as part of their jobs, and
crashes are the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States.
Keep workers safe on the road.
All workers are at risk of
crashes, whether they
drive light or heavy
vehicles, or whether
driving is a main or
incidental job duty.
From 2003-2014 there were 22,000
work-related motor vehicle deaths
in the United States.
The goal of the Center for Motor Vehicle Safety
is to make sure that those who work in or near vehicles
come home safely at the end of their workday.
$671,000
per death
$25 billion
total cost to U.S. employers for
motor vehicle crashes at work
Motor vehicle
crashes impact
workers, their
families, businesses,
and communities.
$65,000
per nonfatal
injury
*Data from 2013
Source: NETS, Cost of Motor Vehicle
Crashes to Employers – 2015
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Table A-2, 2014
Learn how to keep your workers safe:
www.cdc.gov/niosh/motorvehicle
@NIOSH_MVSafety
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH Center for
Motor Vehicle Safety
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Table A-2, 2003-2014
