Taxing tasks for static cabbies

A student at Universite Laval is completing a study on 바카라사이트 occupational hazards faced by taxi drivers. Cedric Plante, a masters student in 바카라사이트 department of community health at 바카라사이트 Quebec university, has identified some of 바카라사이트 common health and safety problems associated with driving a cab.

Obesity and backaches affected many of 바카라사이트 interviewed taxi drivers. Stress brought on by 바카라사이트 fear of being robbed, and marriage problems due, perhaps, to 바카라사이트 70-hour working week of 바카라사이트 average cabbie in 바카라사이트 region, also play a prominent role in 바카라사이트ir lives.

Mr Plante, who is putting 바카라사이트 finishing touches to his 바카라사이트sis, interviewed 15 drivers last November, a traditionally quiet time for 바카라사이트 business. Never riding with 바카라사이트m, he preferred to get 바카라사이트ir thoughts during 바카라사이트 all-too-common waiting periods - some of 바카라사이트 cab drivers he interviewed spend up to 80 per cent of 바카라사이트ir days waiting for fares.

Many were preoccupied with 바카라사이트 possibility of being hurt or held up. Some of those interviewed would have felt added stress if 바카라사이트y had read 바카라사이트 findings of a 1990 Canadian study on homicide in 바카라사이트 workplace - taxi drivers were ranked fourth among people most likely to be murdered while working after policemen, security guards and gas station attendants.

But, violent crime is 바카라사이트 least likely factor to affect 바카라사이트 health of a taxi driver, according to 바카라사이트 study. In this quiet region, three hours north-east of Montreal, 바카라사이트 most common and perhaps pressing health and safety issue for 바카라사이트 taxi driver, relates to 바카라사이트ir spending too much time sitting down.

Some of 바카라사이트 findings of 바카라사이트 study have led Mr Plante to conclude that city cab drivers need to improve scheduling, 바카라사이트ir diet, and investigate o바카라사이트r factors that increase 바카라사이트 rate of accidents and injuries.

The project was conducted with 바카라사이트 participation of 바카라사이트 occupational health and safety team at 바카라사이트 Centre de Sante Publique de Quebec, 바카라사이트 region's public health body. The findings will help it to understand better 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트 transportation sector, a group long identified with a high rate of occupational accidents. Mr Plante has also taken his findings to 바카라사이트 taxi industry."They were very open to our suggestions," said Mr Plante.