COLLECTION AND EVALUATION OF DATA ON THE OCCUPATIONAL STRESS, HEALTH AND SICKNESS OF PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS

ERHEBUNG UND AUSWERTUNG VON DATEN UEBER BERUFLICHE BELASTUNGEN, GESUNDHEITS- UND KRANKHEITSVERHALTEN VON BERUFSKRAFTFAHRERN

OBJECTIVE TRAFFIC-RELATED STRESSES, PSYCHOSOMATIC RISK FACTORS AND SITUATIONAL DISTURBANCES ASSOCIATED WITH PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS ARE TO BE DETERMINED BY MEANS OF MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEYS. PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS HAVING HEART CONDITIONS, HEALTHY PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS WORKING IN INNER CITY TRAFFIC AND HEALTHY PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS TRAVELLING ACROSS COUNTRY ARE TO BE INTERVIEWED. AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING TRAFFIC STRESSES AND IMPAIRMENTS OF PERFORMANCE, THE INTENTION IS TO SEE WHETHER THIS TYPE OF SURVEY COULD BE USED TO PROVIDE EARLY WARNINGS OF DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE WITHOUT RECOURSE TO EXPENSIVE INTERVENTION OF DOCTORS AND MEASUREMENTS ON EXPERIMENTAL ROADS.