Open AccessASSESSMENT OF THE GENERAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS CAUSED BY VIBRATIONS AT DRIVERS OF HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES
Author(s) -
Sanela Čajlaković Kurtalić,
Esad H. Mahmutovića,
Admira Beha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
human
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2232-996X
pISSN - 2232-9935
DOI - 10.21554/hrr.091405
Subject(s) - sample (material) , noise (video) , work (physics) , applied psychology , psychology , vibration , service (business) , transport engineering , physical medicine and rehabilitation , engineering , business , computer science , medicine , marketing , acoustics , physics , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , thermodynamics
In this paper we presented a research that estimates general psychological and functional characteristics of motor vehicle drivers, with the goal of determining the adverse effects of noise and vibration on the drivers. The study was conducted on a sample of 56 participants, professional drivers of motor vehicles, randomly chosen from companies of various types operating in transport of passengers and goods. For the evaluation of the results,we used descriptive and correlational analysis. The results showed that there were significant negative side effects caused by the nature of work of drivers, especially those under the influence of noise and vibration, which are even more significant in older participants and those with more years of service and those who spend more time driving during the interval of 24 hours , as well as those who drive heavier vehicles.