NIOSH Fast Facts Taxi Drivers How to Prevent Robbery and Violence
(Revised November 2019)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2020-100
Workplace violence can result in injuries and deaths and includes both physical assaults and verbal abuse like yelling or namecalling. This fact sheet recommends strategies for taxi drivers to prevent or reduce the likelihood of violence during a shift. You can reduce the risk – here’s howpdf icon
Suggested Citation
NIOSH/OSHA [2019]. NIOSH fast facts: taxi drivers—how to prevent robbery and violence. By Chaumont Menendez C, Dalsey E. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2020–100 (revised 11/2019), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2020100revised112019external icon.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, DOL (OSHA) Publication No. 3976, https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3976.pdfpdf iconexternal icon.
| Revision Date | Revisions | Citation of Revision |
| October, 2019 (Original) | NIOSH/OSHA [2019]. NIOSH fast facts: taxi drivers—how to prevent robbery and violence. By Chaumont Menendez C, Dalsey E. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2020–100, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2020100external icon | |
| November, 2019 | Added OSHA information and updated DOL and OSHA logos. | NIOSH/OSHA [2019]. NIOSH fast facts: taxi drivers—how to prevent robbery and violence. By Chaumont Menendez C, Dalsey E. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2020–100 (Revised 11/2019), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2020100revised112019external icon. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, DOL (OSHA) Publication No. 3976, https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3976.pdfpdf iconexternal icon. |
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