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Old 12-05-2010, 04:37 PM
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So basically, there is no solid evidence that the policy at your company had any effect on safety due to cell phone use or non-use. Which is not to undermine the intent of "we're doing everything we can to be more safe". I work for a company that manufactures retail products and safety is always #1 in the plants.
I believe there is evidence, but that it is a small sample and therefore not as strong as the figures cited in broader studies. The first link used a figure of 5500 killed per year in the US, and a half million injured, and another study suggested those figures are low.

My point in referencing my experience with my employer was not to provide a statistically relevant study, or to sell the concept for other companies, but to give firsthand experience of the world not ending under such a policy. Life doesn't depend on making cell phone calls from moving vehicles.
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