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Nov 18, 2010

TRUCKERS' HEALTH * UK - OPINION: Many Commercial Drivers Have Impaired Performance ...

... Due To Lack Of Sleep, Penn Researchers Find



PENN,USA -Medical News Today (UK) -18 Aug 2006: -- Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road, according to a major new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The study results are published in the August 15th issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.


* UK - Trucking Industry is a breading ground for poor choices

Bexhill-on-Sea,East Sussex,UK -Medical News Today, by Hervy -15 Nov 2010: -- I am pretty sure the sleep problems occur most frequently in truckers as a result of excessive fat tissue from over consumption of junk instead of healthy food. I know, because that was me before waking up. (Pun intended)... It easy for drivers to justify grabbing the quickest and cheapest food that is available when stopping at truck stops to use the bathroom or get fuel... A conscious decision must be made to eat healthier and get exercise in order to have better weight control which will not only help with sleep apnea but high blood, high cholesterol, depression, which all goes back to become a more alert and better driver...


* UK - Drivers face X-ray health risk warns IRU

London,UK -Road Transport, by Patric Cunnane -16 November 2010: -- The health of international HGV drivers may be at risk from scanners used at border crossings to detect contraband goods, according to employers' organisation, the International Road Transport Union (IRU)... The IRU's Goods Transport Council has called for governments to carry out regular inspections and maintenance checks of X-ray scanners and ensure that machines used have no negative effect on drivers' health... The Freight Transport Association is surveying its international members to gauge their concern and find out how frequently drivers are scanned. "Manufacturers claim that the dosages drivers are exposed to are too miniscule to be of harm but the safety of the driver must be a top consideration," says Don Armour, the FTA's international manager...

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