| Document ID (ISN) | 50541 |
| CIS number |
88-1745 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0014-0139 - Ergonomics |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hamelin P. |
| Title |
Lorry driver's time habits in work and their involvement in traffic accidents |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1987, Vol.30, No.9, p.1323-1333. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Using representative samples of drivers operating in freight transportation, the sociological features of lorry drivers, the process of formation of this group, and their work conditions are described. As 'normal' durations and rhythms of work are known, it was possible to calculate the risk exposure to road accident involvement and to compare it to the time features of the driver's activities prior to the accident. The risk of an accident increases with the number of hours worked, and when working at the end of the shift or at night. However, the relation between the duration of the work periods and the accident risk is not the same for different types of drivers. Certain are exposed to a higher global risk level, but apparently find various 'resources' to fight fatigue for the most dangerous periods. Thus it is necessary to take account of physiological mechanisms on one hand, and of acquisition modes of 'know-how' which may compensate for fatigue, on the other. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
road vehicles; trucks; causes of accidents; road transport; work time schedules |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
conditions of work; statistical aspects; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hours of work
Road transportation
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