Freight transport and non-driving work duties as predictors of falling asleep at the wheel in urban areas of Crete

Article Abstract:

A study investigated the impact of subjective reports of drowsy driving and non-driving duties on falling asleep responses and road crash involvement of professional drivers in Crete. The first logistic regression analysis showed that the most significant predictors of falling asleep at the wheel were transportation of fruits/vegetables and livestock, non-driving hours of work, insufficient hours of sleep, and smoking.

Greece, Freight Transportation, Trucking & Courier Services, Ex. Air, Freight transportation arrangement, Freight transportation industry, Transport workers, Drowsiness

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The relationship between protective and risk characteristics of acting and experienced workload, and musculoskeletal disorder cases among nurses

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A cross-sectional design study was conducted with 97 female registered nurses working in a hospital setting and two surveys were used to document the workload exposure of the nurses. One survey consisted of 148 items aimed to measure the acting workload variables from the environment and the other survey included 33 items that were aimed to measure the nurses' experienced workload.

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Nurses, Registered, Health aspects, Surveys, Registered nurses, Musculoskeletal diseases

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Using persuasive messages to encourage voluntary hearing protection among coal miners

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A study is conducted to encourage Appalachian coal miners in West Virginia and Pennsylvania to engage in hearing-protection behaviors. Responses from 307 coal miners revealed that the positive or neutral messages generated significantly more self-reported hearing protection behaviors than the negative message.

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Surgical appliances and supplies, Ear Protection Products, Usage, Coal mining, Ear protective devices

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