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An Aetiological Analysis of Seat Related Occupational Accidents and Diseases of Professional Drivers
Technical Paper
2002-01-2062
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Low back pain is more frequently present in patients involved in occupations that are related to driving automobiles, motorcycles, buses, tractors, trucks and heavy construction and agriculture machinery. Furthermore, low back pain is the leading major cause of disability in those younger than 45 years.
The EU co-funded project SAFEGUARD aims at developing a new seat that will improve comfort, while decreasing the risk for health damage. In addition, it aims at developing in a broader sense a methodology, to evaluate seating comfort.
This paper presents the results of the user needs analysis study and the plans towards the later phases within the overall SAFEGUARD concept and framework.
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Authors
- Angelos Amditis - Institute of Communication and Computer Systems / National Technical University of Athens
- Ioannis Karaseitanidis - Institute of Communication and Computer Systems / National Technical University of Athens
- Evangelos Bekiaris - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Ivo Hostens - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Alex Bullinger - Center of Applied Technologies in Mental Health, University of Basel
Citation
Amditis, A., Karaseitanidis, I., Bekiaris, E., Hostens, I. et al., "An Aetiological Analysis of Seat Related Occupational Accidents and Diseases of Professional Drivers," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-2062, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2062.Also In
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