The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and distribution of workplace violence among female and male long-haul truck drivers and the effects of violence on their mental and physical health. The specific aims were to: (1) Identify the types of violence that women and men experience while working as long-haul truck drivers; (2) Identify risk factors that contribute to violence against truckers and between truckers; (3) Differentiate the risks of work-related stress among distinct socio-demographic groups of truckers as they relate to specific exposures experienced by long-haul truck drivers; (4) Determine the prevalence of domestic violence experienced by long-haul truck drivers when their driving partner is also their intimate partner; and (5) Identify work environment factors that place truck drivers' safety at risk.
Risk for Workplace Violence in Long-Haul Truckers
2006
8 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Stress Physiology , Environmental Health & Safety , Road Transportation , Occupational safety and health , Truck drivers , Occupational hazards , Demographic characteristics , Females , Males , Mental health , Physical stress , Physiological factors , Quantitative analysis , Questionnaires , Risk factors , Sleep disorders , Standards , Statistical analysis , Trucking , Exposure , Violence , Work environment
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