background and objective: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is considered a common sleep disorder that increases the risk of traffic accidents among drivers. this study aimed to assess the association between mallampati score and stop-bang (snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, blood pressure, body mass index, age, neck circumference, gender) score in commercial drivers. materials and methods: 1743 m...

Background: Economic pressures are important factors contributing to accidents. Despite the importance of economic factors in the safety of taxi drivers, a few literatures have referred to these factor. Methods: This research was a phenomenology study. The purposive sampling was used, so, 18 taxi drivers with the average 43.05 ± 10.22 years old participated in the study of whom, 12 took...

Background: Human factors have the most significant effects on the occurrence of traffic accidents among the three factors of human, road, and vehicle. The driver is a significant traffic safety concern. Interventions that enhance driver’s safety are required. Risky behaviors of drivers on the road influence physical healthy and personality. The aim of this study is to report the protocol...

Background: Road accidents, as the main causes of mortality and disability in the world, have been seriously endangering human health. Human factors are among the most significant causes of road accidents. This study aimed to investigate the association between high-risk behaviors among truck drivers with their fatigue and drowsiness in the occurrence of road accidents and near miss accidents. ...

bus accident is a major health problem for bus drivers.  to identify the risk factors involved in bus accidents and to design a model showing the relation between the risk factors and bus driver’s health status, 219 bus drivers who worked for travel agencies in two areas of west and central iran were enrolled into this study.  we used a questionnaire to gather information regarding both the bus...

background and aims: whole body vibration (wbv) transmitted to drivers is one of the main reasons for several different symptoms such as musculoskeletal disorders. one of the recommendations to decrease the effects of whole body vibration is using a device that acts as an isolator. in this study, we used an air cushion as a device to decrease wbv. we measured whole body vibration transmitted to...

background: drivers of heavy motor vehicles are occupationally exposed to intense whole body vibration (wbv) for several hours per day over their working lifetime. therefore, they are at risk of wbv-induced occupational disorders. this study aimed to investigate health effects of long-term exposure to whole body vibration among a group of heavy vehicle drivers in fars province, southwestern ira...