Workplace
Safety and Health
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Evaluation of Systems to Monitor Blind Areas
Behind Trucks Used in Road Construction
and Maintenance: Phase 1
RI 9660
REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS/2003
Report of Investigations 9660
Evaluation of Systems to Monitor Blind Areas
Behind Trucks Used in Road Construction
and Maintenance: Phase 1
Todd M. Ruff
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
Pittsburgh, PA
February 2003
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CONTENTS
Page
Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Short-term test procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Long-term test procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .