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... 88 chapter six Study ConCluSionS Every year in the United States, employees of state departments of transportation (DOTs) are killed and injured while at work in highway work sites.
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... 89 beneficial. The statistics can be used to establish a benchmark with which states can evaluate areas of highway worker safety in which the states can most improve with respect to the rest of the United States.
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... 90 • To assist state DOTs, future research is suggested that establishes risk factors for highway workers based on work site conditions and operations. The risk factors can be used to design and manage work operations to minimize safety risk.

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