Occupational health and safety of road haulage company employees
| Autor: | Matteo Marco, Riva, Francesco, Cantamessa, Daniela, Borleri, Giovanni, Mosconi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male Automobile Driving Guidelines as Topic Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Body Mass Index Truck driver Metabolic Diseases Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence Humans Obesity Physical Examination Occupational Health Lumbar Vertebrae Smoking Middle Aged fitness to work Occupational Diseases Motor Vehicles Hearing Loss Noise-Induced Italy occupational disease workplace health promotion Original Article Safety |
| Zdroj: | La Medicina del Lavoro |
| ISSN: | 0025-7818 |
| Popis: | Background: This paper follows up on a project that was launched in 2008 and contributed to the development of the new Italian Society of Occupational Medicine (SIML) guidelines for the road haulage industry. Objective: To reach a better understanding of occupational illness amongst truck drivers, in order to define appropriate health monitoring protocols and promote a healthy life-style. Methods: We assessed 673 male drivers (mean age 43.85 years, SD 9.56; mean working seniority 27.28 years, SD 10.59), employed by 46 different companies. The drivers, who were gradually recruited in the study over the years, had a maximum of 8 re-assessments each, for a total of 2608 examinations. We applied a survey protocol consisting in a medical examination, questionnaires for the most common risks and instrumental and laboratory tests in compliance with SIML guidelines. Results: We identified a total of 44 work-related diseases: 22 cases of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and 22 cases of lumbar degenerative disc disease. As regards metabolic disorders, we observed 28 cases of diabetes mellitus, in most cases (71.4%) as a first diagnosis or under poor therapeutic control. We observed poorly-controlled hypertension in 103 drivers, the majority of whom (54%) were diagnosed for the first time. Over 30% of the workers in our study were obese and approximately 40% were tobacco smokers. We identified just 9 individuals (1.3%) with a positive toxicological screening for use of recreational drugs. Our data confirm a high prevalence of occupational illness amongst truck drivers. Cardiovascular and metabolic conditions require close monitoring. |
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