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Appendix A - Project Statement of Work
Pages 37-40

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... Additional information is needed about the CMV truck driver population and about motor carrier company safety belt usage requirements, to determine the most effective means of improving safety belt usage. FMCSA has developed a CMV safety belt improvement program and will use its 2003 study as an indicator that a problem exists concerning low use of safety belts by CMV drivers.
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From page 38...
... SYNTHESIS AUDIENCE • Commercial motor vehicle carriers and drivers regulated by the FMCSA • Federal agencies C FMCSA C National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) • State highway agencies • Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
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From page 39...
... Group Interviews • The initial proposal did not include group interviews. • The enhanced proposal will include C Group Safety manager interviews as follows: b A meeting with managers at the conference of the Safety and Loss Prevention Managers Council b A structured conference call with the NPTC Safety Committee b A meeting with safety managers organized through the Motor Freight Carriers Association b A planned meeting with a Praxair terminal manager C Group Driver interviews as follows: b A conference call with the ATA Road Team Captains b Separate group sessions during the National Truck Driving Championship in Minnesota b A group of Praxair drivers
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... • The enhanced proposal will include the following, broader range of activities: C A "hands-on" ergonomics evaluation including physical inspection, examination, and operation of from 3–4 different types of safety belts utilized in commercial vehicles. C Use of commercial drivers in test locations, to provide live operational demonstration trials of the range of safety belts.
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