ABSTRACT

Traffic is the most significant cause of accidental deaths at work and in Finland half of all work-related fatalities happen on the roads (Salminen, 2000). In comparison, motor vehicle crashes accounted for 16 per cent New Zealand, 31 per cent Australia, and 22 per cent United States of all work-related deaths (Driscoll et al., 2005). Furthermore, in France, nearly 40 per cent of fatal accidents at work were as a result of a motor vehicle crash (Charbotel, Chiron, Martin, and Bergeret, 2001).