Evaluating the Impact of Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) on Fatigue and the Implications for Driver Safety

• Main Author: Troxel, Wendy M. (auth)
• Other Authors: Helmus, Todd C. (auth), Tsang, Flavia (auth), Price, Carter C. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Occupational medicine; Highway & traffic engineering; Road & motor vehicles: general interest; Buses, trams & commercial vehicles: general interest; Transportation Studies; Technology; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Summarizes the findings from RAND's review of the literature on whole-body vibration (WBV) and fatigue and also considers appropriate study designs and methodologies to inform new areas of research focused on the impact of WBV on fatigue with the goal of improving the safety of truck drivers. I...