Drivers ergonomics

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Vivoli, G., Bergomi, M., Rovesti, S., Carrozzi, G., Vezzosi, A. (1993). Biochemical and haemodynamic indicators of stress in truck drivers. Ergonomics, 36, 1089-1097. 

Underwood, G. (2007) Visual attention and the transition from novice to advanced driver. Ergonomics, 50, 1235-1249. 

Gyi D, Sang K, Haslam C (2013) Participatory ergonomics co-developing interventions to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal S3nnptoms in business drivers. Ergonomics 56(l) 45-58... 

Okunribido, O.O., Magnusson, M., Pope, M.H. (2008). The role of WBV, posture and manual materials handling as risk factors for low back pain in occupational drivers. Ergonomics, 51(3), 308-329. 

Cnossen, R, Meijman, T., and Rothengatter, T. 2004. Adaptive strategy changes as a function of task demands A study of car drivers. Ergonomics, 47(2), 218-236. 

Brookhuis KA, de Waard D. The use of psychophysiology to assess driver status. Ergonomics 1993 36 1099-110. 

Hamelin P. Lorry driver s time habits in work and their involvement in traffic accidents. Ergonomics 1987 30 1323-1333. 

Grobelny, J., Anthropometric Data for a Driver s Workplace Design in the AutoCAD System, in Computer-Aided Ergonomics, W. Karwowski, A. Genaidy, and S. S. Asfour, Eds., Taylor Francis, London, pp. 80-89. 

Traditionally, industrial ergonomics has been primarily a health and safety issue. This process driver remains, as Workers Compensation and health insurance premiums have risen sharply in recent years. For many employers, MSDs account for 60% or more of their total Workers Compensation bill. This financial hemorrhaging has increased awareness of the problem, and safety professionals have been asked to focus efforts on reducing these disproportionately expensive cases. 

With much of the OSHA debate focusing on the value of ergonomic programs, many astute business leaders began to look at the business effects of ergonomically bad jobs in their organizations. For some, this appears to have resulted in a shift of the drivers behind ergonomic processes... 

Chronic exposure to whole-body vibration may result in an increased risk of low back pain, sciatic pain, and prolapsed or herniated lumbar disks compared to control groups not exposed to vibration. These injuries occur predominantly in crane operators, tractor drivers, and drivers in the transportation industry (Bovenzi and Hulshof, 1998). However, it is difficult to differentiate between the roles of whole-body vibration and ergonomic risk factors, such as posture, in the development of these disorders. 

Na, S., S. Lim, H.-S. Choi, M. K. Chung (2005). Evaluation of driver s discomfort and postural change using dynamic body pressure distribution. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 35(12) 1085-%. 

In other words, you need to develop detailed safety standards and procedures for virtually every work activity and process of the organization — everything from how you expect your drivers to get in and out of their vehicles (3-points of contact) to how your dispatchers use their computers (office ergonomics). 

Itoh, K. and Andersen, H.B. 1999. Motivation and morale of itight train drivers correlated with accident rates. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Ergonomics and Safety. Barcelona, Spain, May 1999 (CD-ROM). 

Truck Drivers Work Systems in Environments Other Than the Cab—Macro Ergonomics Development Approach... 

Participative ergonomics Safety at work Tmck driver... 

Many competitive manufacturers in the automotive industry have employed ergonomics in designing cars for comfort, safety, and efficiency. Examples include options for driver seat position to accommodate variation in body size and allow the steering wheel and backrest to be ergonomically positioned. Also noted are passenger-seat comfort and safety... 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration based the ergonomic component of the minimum approach distance on response time-distance analysis. This technique uses an estimate of the total response time to a hazardous incident and converts that time to the distance traveled. For example, the driver of a car takes a given amount of time to respond to a stimulus and stop the vehicle. The elapsed time involved results in the car s traveling some distance before coming to a complete stop. This distance depends on the speed of the car at the time the stimulus appears and the reaction time of the driver. 

Taylor, D.H. Driver s galvianic skin response and the risk of accident In Ergonomics, 1964, 7 439-451... 

Medina. A.L., Lee, S.E., Wierwille, W.W. and Hanowski, R.J. (2004), Relationship between infrastracture, driver error, and critical incidents , InProceedings Of The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, 2075-2080. 

Noy, L, ed. (1997), Ergonomics and Safety of Intelligent Driver Interfaces, New Jersey Lawrence Erlbaum. 

Stanton, N.A., Yormg, M. and McCaulder, B. (1997), Drive-by-wire the Case of Driver Workload and Reclaiming Control with Adaptive Cruise Control, Safety Science, Vol. 27, No. 2-3, 149-159. Sirmmala, H. (1997), Ergonomics of Road Transport, lATSSResearch, 21, No. 2,49-57. 

There are a number of priority areas for research on driver distraction. Areas in which our knowledge is particular limited are driver exposure to distraction the self-regulatory strategies that drivers use to cope with distraction ergonomic design... 

Srinivasan, R. and Jovanis, P.P. (1997), Effect of In-Vehicle Route Guidance Systems on Driver Workload and Choice of Vehicle Speed Findings from a Driving Simulator Experiment, in Ergonomics and Safety of Intelligent Driver Interfaces edited by Noy, Y. L, New Jersey Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 

Birlik, G., 2009. Occupational Exposure to Whole Body Vibration Train Drivers. Industrial Health, 47, pp.5-10. Boshuizen, H.C., Bongers, RM. Hulshof, C.T.J., 1990. Back disorders and occupational exposure to whole-body vibration. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 6(1), pp.55-59. 

Melo, R.B., Miguel, A.S. (2000). Occupational exposure to whole-body vibration among bus drivers. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 

Thamsuwan, O., Blood, R.P., Ching, R.P., Boyle, L., Johnson, P.W. (2013). Whole-body vibration exposures in bus drivers A comparison between a high-floor coach and a low-floor city bus. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 43(1), 9 17. 

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