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										Research ProgramNIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety - road map backgroundBanner Photo by ©plusphoto/amanaimagesRF/ThinkstockIn 2010, NIOSH launched the Center for Motor Vehicle Safety (CMVS) to address crashes, the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States.1 The CMVS conducts research and develops strategies to prevent work-related motor vehicle crashes and resulting injuries.
NIOSH is the only part of the U.S. federal government whose mission includes preventing crashes and resulting injuries for **all** workers, not just a specific worker group. View our fact sheet to learn more.Our Strategic Goals**1)** Strengthen understanding of how risk factors contribute to work-related motor vehicle crashes and injuries, and communicate this information to employers, workers, and others.
**2)** Develop and evaluate the effectiveness of engineering and technology-based interventions to prevent work-related motor vehicle crashes and injuries, and advance adoption of these interventions.
**3)** Evaluate the effectiveness of motor vehicle safety management programs and practices and promote their adoption.Key Program ResourcesCMVS Strategic Plan, 2020-2029
NIOSH Strategic Plan, FYs 2019-2023
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The NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety published a strategic plan for 2020-2029. The plan identifies needed research for four priority industry sectors. For a quick overview of strategies and industry sectors, download the highlights.The PlanCMVS Strategic Plan, 2020-2029
Download the plan (19 pages)HighlightsNCMVS Strategic Plan Highlights, 2020-2029
Download highlights (1 page) [PDF – 921 KB]Related ResourcesProgram InformationStrategic Planning/EvaluationOur ResearchImpact StoriesCMVS Fact Sheet
Newsletter: Behind the Wheel at WorkCMVS Strategic Plan, 2014-2018
CMVS Performance Measures, 2014-2016
CMVS Progress Report, 2014-2016
CMVS Midcourse Review Results, 2014-2016
CMVS Evaluation, 2014-2018Projects
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Graphics: ©Thinkstock; ©iStock/Thinkstock; ©Stockbyte/Thinkstock; ©iStock/Thinkstock; ©iStock/Thinkstock**Do you have a question about the CMVS research program? Contact:**
Eric Carbone, MBA, PhD, Coordinator, NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety ECarbone@cdc.gov
Srinivas Konda, MPH, Assistant Coordinator, NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety SKonda@cdc.gov**Reference**
1Bureau of Labor Statistics [2019]. Table A-2. Transportation incidents and homicides by detailed event or exposure, 2003-2018.
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  August 30, 2022						Source: 	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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