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Title: Pedestrian and traffic safety in parking lots at SNL/NM : audit background report.

Abstract

This report supplements audit 2008-E-0009, conducted by the ES&H, Quality, Safeguards & Security Audits Department, 12870, during fall and winter of FY 2008. The study evaluates slips, trips and falls, the leading cause of reportable injuries at Sandia. In 2007, almost half of over 100 of such incidents occurred in parking lots. During the course of the audit, over 5000 observations were collected in 10 parking lots across SNL/NM. Based on benchmarks and trends of pedestrian behavior, the report proposes pedestrian-friendly features and attributes to improve pedestrian safety in parking lots. Less safe pedestrian behavior is associated with older parking lots lacking pedestrian-friendly features and attributes, like those for buildings 823, 887 and 811. Conversely, safer pedestrian behavior is associated with newer parking lots that have designated walkways, intra-lot walkways and sidewalks. Observations also revealed that motorists are in widespread noncompliance with parking lot speed limits and stop signs and markers.

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Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
966268
Report Number(s):
SAND2009-1630
TRN: US200921%%403
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; AUDITS; BENCHMARKS; INJURIES; SAFEGUARDS; SAFETY; SECURITY; SPEED LIMIT; Laboratories-Safety measures.; Industrial safety.

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Sanchez, Paul Ernest. Pedestrian and traffic safety in parking lots at SNL/NM : audit background report.. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/966268.
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title = {Pedestrian and traffic safety in parking lots at SNL/NM : audit background report.},
author = {Sanchez, Paul Ernest},
abstractNote = {This report supplements audit 2008-E-0009, conducted by the ES&H, Quality, Safeguards & Security Audits Department, 12870, during fall and winter of FY 2008. The study evaluates slips, trips and falls, the leading cause of reportable injuries at Sandia. In 2007, almost half of over 100 of such incidents occurred in parking lots. During the course of the audit, over 5000 observations were collected in 10 parking lots across SNL/NM. Based on benchmarks and trends of pedestrian behavior, the report proposes pedestrian-friendly features and attributes to improve pedestrian safety in parking lots. Less safe pedestrian behavior is associated with older parking lots lacking pedestrian-friendly features and attributes, like those for buildings 823, 887 and 811. Conversely, safer pedestrian behavior is associated with newer parking lots that have designated walkways, intra-lot walkways and sidewalks. Observations also revealed that motorists are in widespread noncompliance with parking lot speed limits and stop signs and markers.},
doi = {10.2172/966268},
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year = {Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2009},
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