Health And Wellness Programs For Commercial Drivers

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 15: Health and Wellness Programs for Commercial Drivers explores health risks facing commercial truck and motorcoach drivers. The report examines the association between crash causation and functional impairments, elements of employee health and wellness programs that could be applied to commercial drivers, and existing trucking and motor coach employee health and wellness programs. In addition, the report includes several case studies on employee health and wellness programs in the truck and motorbus industries, focusing on the elements that appear to work effectively.

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Genre : Bus drivers
Author : Gerald P. Krueger
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Release : 2007
File : 91 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780309098878


Handbook Of Stress In The Occupations

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The Handbook of Stress in the Occupations sets a new agenda for stress research and gives fresh impetus to scholars who wish to focus on issues and problems associated with specific jobs, some of which have received little attention in the past. Written by researchers who are true experts in the field of each occupation, this comprehensive Handbook reviews stress in a wide range of jobs including transport, education, farming, fishing, oil rig drilling, finance, law enforcement, fire fighting, entrepreneurship, music, social services, prisons, sport, and health including surgery, internship, dentistry, nursing, paramedics, psychiatry and social work. Several occupations such as oil rig drilling are reviewed; these jobs have always been stressful but have received little attention by researchers, and only now receive more focus due to the Bay of Mexico accident. Other occupations demand more of our attention because there have been substantial technological changes in particular jobs, such as in dentistry, nursing, and surgery. This lucid and insightful compendium will be a source of inspiration for those in the helping professions and all those individuals working in the industries described in the book. More specifically, the Handbook will strongly appeal to human resource specialists, psychologists, occupational health and safety professionals, managers, nurses and therapists. Written in highly accessible language, it will also provide rich reading to lay audiences including job incumbents themselves, as well as specialists in industry and academia. Academics and postgraduate students of business, management, and psychology will find plenty of detailed information regarding stress associated with occupations.

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Genre : Self-Help
Author : Janice Langan-Fox
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Release : 2011-01-01
File : 545 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780857931153


Driver Selection Tests And Measurement

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"TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 21: Driver Selection Tests and Measurement synthesizes information on the use of tests, measurements, and other assessment methods used by commercial truck and bus companies in the driver selection process. The report also identifies and describes driver selection methods and instruments and their potential usefulness in predicting driver crash risk."--Publisher's description.

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Genre : Transportation
Author : Ronald R. Knipling
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Release : 2011
File : 110 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780309223393


The Wiley Guide To Strategies Ideas And Applications For Implementing A Total Worker Health Program

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Addresses safety and health hazards through a holistic, organization-wide approach to worker wellbeing The Wiley Guide to Strategies, Ideas, and Applications for Implementing a Total Worker Health® Program presents specific information and guidance for Total Worker Health (TWH) applications in a variety of industries as well as specific aspects of TWH. This book covers how existing safety and health activities can support and be integrated into TWH programs, exploring specific topics such as how TWH initiatives can benefit the construction industry, ways to borrow from successful safety committee operations, and the use of technology. The innovative ideas and techniques from diverse fields, and from existing safety and health programs, help readers maximize efforts and increase the chance of long-term success. Case studies are included throughout to elucidate key concepts and aid in reader comprehension. Written by safety, health, and wellness practitioners with real-world experience, this resource includes: Organizational approaches for implementing key prevention programs to solve problems across diverse worker populations Guidance for improving the organization and design of work environments, including innovative strategies for promoting worker wellbeing Evidence of program effectiveness for addressing work conditions that impact mental health, fatigue and sleep, and work-life conflict Perspective of traditional safety and health professionals, emphasizing practical advice for practitioners throughout all chapters and connecting the narrative as a whole The Wiley Guide is an essential resource for safety, health, and industrial hygiene practitioners in industry, public services, government, insurance, and consulting, as well as others with safety and health responsibilities such as occupational medicine professionals.

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Genre : Technology & Engineering
Author : Linda Tapp
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Release : 2024-11-27
File : 471 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781394190539


Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue Long Term Health And Highway Safety

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There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts them at substantial risk for insufficient sleep and for developing short- and long-term health problems. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health and Highway Safety assesses the state of knowledge about the relationship of such factors as hours of driving, hours on duty, and periods of rest to the fatigue experienced by truck and bus drivers while driving and the implications for the safe operation of their vehicles. This report evaluates the relationship of these factors to drivers' health over the longer term, and identifies improvements in data and research methods that can lead to better understanding in both areas.

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Genre : Transportation
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Release : 2016-08-12
File : 273 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780309392556


Effective Commercial Truck And Bus Safety Management Techniques

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 1: Effective Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Management Techniques focuses on the problems commercial truck and bus fleet managers confront, and the methods that are available to address problems in the areas of driver and vehicle safety, and more.

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Genre : Bus lines
Author : Ronald R. Knipling
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Release : 2003
File : 105 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780309087544


Departments Of Transportation And Housing And Urban Development And Related Agencies Appropriations For 2010 Part 5 June 19 2009 111 1 Hearings

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Release : 2010
File : 296 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015090413165


Departments Of Transportation And Housing And Urban Development And Related Agencies Appropriations For 2014

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Genre : Administrative agencies
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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Release : 2013
File : 1542 Pages
ISBN-13 : IND:30000145847111


Future Truck And Bus Safety Research Opportunities

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Genre : Buses
Author :
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Release : 2006
File : 116 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780309094221


Role Of Human Factors In Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers

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"TRB's Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 7: Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers analyzes the causes of the major driver factors contributing to cargo tank truck rollovers and offers safety, management, and communication practices that can be used to help potentially minimize or eliminate driver errors in cargo tank truck operations. The report focuses on three areas of practice--rollover-specific driver training and safety programs, the use of behavior management techniques, and the use of fitness-for-duty management practices--that could have long-lasting benefits for motor carriers of all sizes across the tank truck industry."--Publisher's description.

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Genre : Psychology
Author : Douglas Behrens Pape
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Release : 2012
File : 72 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780309258371