Heavy Vehicle Seat Belt Wearing Compliance in New Zealand
Keywords: Heavy Vehicles
ARSRPE
Submission Date: 2007
Abstract
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is a Government entity that
manages New Zealand?s statutory accident compensation scheme. Promoting
measures to reduce the incidence and severity of personal injury is the
primary function of ACC injury prevention. This paper will discuss our
experience in developing and delivering a workplace road transport
programme related to seat belt wearing among drivers of heavy vehicles.
ACC is a personal injury insurance scheme. It provides 24 hour, no fault
cover. Its injury prevention efforts are driven by the cost of claims and the
Corporation has a statutory responsibility to direct its programmes in ways
that will most effectively reduce levies that are driven by these claims. This
can only be achieved by reducing both the incidence of claims, but more
particularly the severity of the injuries that do occur. Anticipating the future
trends and issues that will impact on injury rates and developing programmes
that respond to those issues is a key component of ACC?s workplace injury
prevention strategy.