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00:08 Distracted driving kills more than 3,000 individuals a year, and injures about 400,000 more. And with motor vehicle accidents being the leading cause of workplace fatalities, distracted driving can be risky business.

00:51 According to OSHA, business owners and managers are responsible for safeguarding workers who drive as part of their job, even if they do so only occasionally for work or drive a company vehicle.

01:23 Distracted driving is more than just texting. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, distracted driving is any activity that could divert attention away from the primary task of driving.

01:54 As an employer, you are required by law to take steps to keep your workers safe. Companies are in violation of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (and many state laws) when they require texting while driving, create incentives that encourage or condone texting and driving, or structure work such that texting while driving is a practical necessity for workers to carry out their jobs.

02:26 Employers should outright prohibit texting while driving by declaring their vehicles text-free zones, and emphasize that commitment to workers, customers and communities. They should also establish work procedures and rules that do not make it necessary for workers to text while driving in order to carry out their duties, and instead set up times and places for drivers’ safe use of texting and other technologies to communicate with managers, customers and colleagues.

03:02 Employers are encouraged to enact a formal company policy on distracted driving, and communicate the policy to all employees. You can also encourage employees to take and share the pledge to drive phone-free.

03:27 OSHA reminds employers that youth are typically new to the world of work and the increased responsibilities and hazards they may encounter. For a variety of reasons, young drivers may be less aware of the presence of danger in various situations and more likely to engage in risky behavior such as multitasking behind the wheel.