SAFE-GUARD: Action for enhancement of occupational safety and guarding of health for professional drivers

• Forschungsstelle: EU FRP
• Projektnummer: 00.0608
• Projekttitel Englisch: SAFE-GUARD: Action for enhancement of occupational safety and guarding of health for professional drivers

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

Safety; professional truck drivers; occupational health;
Life Sciences; Medicine; Health; Scientific Research; Social Aspects

Alternative Projektnummern (Englisch)

EU project number: QLG4-CT-00235

Forschungsprogramme (Englisch)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.1.8 Generic R&D activities

Kurzbeschreibung (Deutsch)

Siehe Abstract

Weitere Hinweise und Angaben (Englisch)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Basel
Center of Applied Technology in Mental Health

Partner und Internationale Organisationen (Deutsch)

Coordinator: Inst. of Communication and Computer Syst., Athen (EL)

Abstract (Deutsch)

In order to enhance the occupational safety of professional drivers a multi-disciplinary consortium of 12 partners from 7 countries is formulated and will use research methodologies ranging from clinical and ergonomic techniques (questionnaires, task analysis, EMG), bioengineering techniques (biomechanical modelling of the spine, computer simulation of the vibration environment, kinetic and kinematic evaluation of the tasks) and mechanical engineering techniques (vibration research, model analysis, FEM, NN, virtual reality mock-ups) to establish a clear aetiological analysis of their occupational hazards, develop are liable seat evaluation methodology correlated to driver's health and design new, safer seats for truck and combine vehicle's drivers.

Datenbankreferenzen (Englisch)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 00.0608