Pinnacol Urges Vigilance for Vehicle Safety

Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance urged the state’s employers to be proactive in reviewing and enhancing their vehicle safety protocols, saying heavily traveled roads during summer months increase the risk of accidents. Pinnacol said motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of fatalities among workers by a margin of 2-to-1. “Professions most at risk of these accidents include health care workers, truckers, noncommercial drivers, auto service and repair and police officers,” the carrier said. “Pinnacol also found that the riskiest times for accidents are at peak...