R.A.F.T. Health & Safety Survey

Infrared cameras on the job Drivers are speaking up

Driver-facing infrared cameras watch us nearly nonstop while we drive. R.A.F.T. is documenting what drivers are experiencing in their eyes, their skin, and their focus on the road.

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From the first 303 drivers who answered the infrared camera survey:

89%

report at least one effect on their eyes

48%

report skin effects, mostly around the face and eyes

95%

report problems with the camera's alerts and lights while driving

80%

say the camera's voice pulls attention off the road

Self-reported answers, combined and anonymized. They show what drivers are experiencing, not a medical finding.

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Federal review

What NIOSH told UPS

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) closed its Health Hazard Evaluation of the driver-facing cameras in August 2026. It reviewed symptom survey answers from more than 250 union members.

The survey NIOSH reviewed was started by UPS driver Eric Johnson, a co-founder of R.A.F.T., and is now run by R.A.F.T.

Some workers can be at risk from infrared levels usually considered harmless, including people with photosensitive medical conditions or who take substances that make them sensitive to light.Letter, page 3
NIOSH recommended UPS consider reassigning sensitive employees to areas where infrared light is not used.Letter, page 4, recommendation 4
It also recommended that UPS measure drivers' exposure, cut the time the cameras are on, train drivers, and track health concerns anonymously.Letter, page 4, recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 5

NIOSH did not find that the cameras cause harm. UPS would not allow a site visit, so NIOSH could not take its own measurements, and there is no OSHA or NIOSH exposure limit for infrared light. That is why drivers' own medical records matter.

Step one, for every driver

Take the survey

It takes a few minutes. Tell us about any effects on your eyes, skin, or focus while driving. Every response makes the case stronger.

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Responses are reported only in anonymized, combined form.

QR code linking to the R.A.F.T. infrared camera survey

Or scan with your phone

Step two, if you've seen a doctor

Send us your medical records

Doctor's records from drivers are the strongest evidence for the safety grievance. If you have seen a doctor, or have an appointment, about your eyes, vision, headaches or skin since the cameras went in:

QR code linking to the R.A.F.T. medical documentation upload form

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Bring the NIOSH letter to your appointment.Point your doctor to page 3 (last paragraph) and page 4 (recommendations 4 and 7).
Bring a list of every medication you take.Ask whether any of them make you sensitive to light.
Ask to be evaluated for sensitivity to infrared light.Tell your doctor how many hours a shift the camera faces you.
Ask for the findings in writing.Including whether long periods of infrared exposure are harmful to your condition. A note in your doctor's own words carries the most weight.
Upload it to R.A.F.T.A clear phone photo of each page is fine.

Your records are confidential and used only for our grievance.

Protect your job

Do not give your doctor's note to UPS, and do not ask a supervisor to remove your camera. Going around the grievance process does not work and can lead to discipline.

Send your records to R.A.F.T. We will see they go through the official grievance.