title: Participatory video-assisted evaluation of truck drivers' work outside cab: deliveries in two types of transport.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify risks and ergonomics discomfort during work of local and short haul delivery truck drivers outside a cab. The study used a video- and computer-based method (VIDAR). VIDAR is a participatory method identifying demanding work situations and their potential risks. The drivers' work was videoed and analysed by subjects and ergonomists. Delivery truck drivers should not be perceived as one group with equal risks because there were significant differences between the 2 types of transportation and specific types of risks. VIDAR produces visual material for risk management processes. VIDAR as a participatory approach stimulates active discussion about work-related risks and discomfort, and about possibilities for improvement. VIDAR may be also applied to work which comprises different working environments.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Safety and Ergonomics, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland. arto.reiman@ttl.fi.
authors.forename: Arto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reiman
authors.affiliation: Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Janne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pekkala
authors.affiliation: Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Väyrynen
authors.affiliation: Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Putkonen
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forsman
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D006804:Ergonomics; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D016272:Occupational Health; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D014743:Videotape Recording; D016474:Weight-Bearing