Fatigue factors affecting metropolitan bus drivers: A qualitative investigation

Work

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-10

  Biggs, Herbert C ^a   Dingsdag, Donald ^b   Stenson, Nick ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bus drivers; Commute times; Fatigue; Scheduling; Stress

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CITIES; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 62149097981     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0810     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. A. Arboleda, P. Morrow, M. Crum and M. Shelley. Management Practices as Antecedents of Safety Culture within the Trucking Industry: Similarities and Differences by Historical Level, Journal of Safety Research 34 (2003), 189-197.
2. Arrowhead Space and Telecommunications, Inc. Bus Driver Fatigue and Stress Issues Study, 1999. Available: http://arrowheadsat.com.
3. Australian Transit Safety Bureau. Australian Bus Safety, 2001. Available: http://www.atsb.gov.au/road/stats/stathome.cfm.
4. Australian Transport Council. National Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy 2003-2010, 1973. Available: http://www.ntc.gov.au.
5. H. Biggs, D. Dingsdag, V. Sheahan and N. Stenson, The Role of Collaboration in Defining and Maintaining a Safety Culture: Australian Perspectives in the Construction Sector, Association of Researchers in Construction Management: Proceedings, 21st Annual ARCOM Conference SOAS London, 2005, 137-146.
6. S. Carrere, G. Evans, M. Palsane and M. Rivas, Job Strain and Occupational Stress Among Urban Public Transit Operators, Journal of Occupational Psychology 64 (1991), 305-316.
7. A. Carvalhais, D. Tepas and M. Paley, An Evaluation of a Coast Guard "Live Aboard" Concept: Can Crews Adapt to a Restricted Living and Operational Environment, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting, 1994, 873-877.
8. C. Duffy and A. McGoldrick, Stress and the Bus Driver in the UK Transport Industry, Work and Stress 4(1990), 17-27.
9. G. Evans, G. Johansson and L. Rydstedt, Hassles on the Job: A Study of a Job Intervention with Urban Bus Drivers, Journal of Organisational Behaviour 20 (1999), 199-208.
10. G. Evans, G. Johansson and L. Rydstedt, Hassles on the Job: A Study of a Job Intervention with Urban Bus Drivers, Journal of Organisational Behaviour 20 1999, 199-208.
11. Fatigue Expert Group, Options for Regulatory Approach to Fatigue in Drivers of Heavy Vehicles in Australia and New Zealand, 2001. Available: http://www.ntc.gov.au.
12. B. Gardell, G. Aronsson and K. Barklof, The Working Environment for Local Public Transport Personnel, Stockholm: Swedish Work Environment Fund, 1982.
13. R. Karasek, Job Demands, Job Decision Latitude, and Mental Strain: Implications for Job Redesign, Administrative Science Quarterly 24 (1979), 285-308.
14. R. Mackie and J. Miller, Effects of Hours of Service, Regularity of Service, and Cargo Loading and Unloading on Truck and Bus Drivers, Washington DC: National Technical Information Service, 1978.
15. T. Meijman, Mental Fatigue and the Efficiency of Information Processing in Relation to Work Times, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 20 (1997), 31-38.
16. P. Morrow and M. Crum, Antecedents of Fatigue, Close Calls, and Crashes Among Commercial Motor-Vehicle Drivers, Journal of Safety Research 35 (2004), 59-69.
17. M. Nakata and K. Nishiyama, Fatigue and Low-back Pain of Freight Container Tractor Drivers, Japanese Journal of Industrial Health 30 (1998), 28-48.
18. R. Rosa, M. Colligan and P. Lewis, Extended Workdays: Effects of 8-hour and 12-hour Rotating Shift Schedules on Performance, Subjective Alertness, Sleep Patterns and Psychosocial Variables, Work and Stress 3 (1989), 21-32.
19. M. Rosekind, D. Neri and D. Dinges, From Laboratory to Flight Deck: Promoting Operational Alertness, The Royal Aeronautical Society. London: The Royal Aeronautical Society, 1997.
20. L. Rydstedt, G. Johansson and G. Evans, A Longitudinal Study of Workload, Health and Well-being Among Male and Female Urban Bus Drivers, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 71 (1998), 35-45.
21. H. Summala and T. Mikkola, Fatal Accidents Among Car and Bus Drivers: Effects of Fatigue, Age and Alcohol Consumption, Human Factors 36 (1994), 315-326.
22. A. Williamson, A. Feyer, C. Coumarelos and T. Jenkins, Strategies to Combat Fatigue in the Long Distance Road Transport Industry: The Industry Perspective, Canberra: Federal Office of Road Safety, 1992.
23. C.Wylie, T. Shultz, J. Miller, M. Mitler and R. Mackie, Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study: Technical Summary, Washington DC: Federal Highway Administration, 1996.