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

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 00.0608

Key words (English)

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

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: QLG4-CT-00235

Research programs (English)

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

Short description (German)

Siehe Abstract

Further information (English)

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

Partners and International Organizations (German)

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

Abstract (German)

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.

References in databases (English)

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