Working conditions and occupational risk exposure in employeesdriving for work
Résumé
Introduction: An analysis of the occupational constraints and exposures to which employees facing roadrisk at work are subject was performed, with comparison versus non-exposed employees. Objectivewas to improve knowledge of the characteristics of workers exposed to road risk in France and of theconcomitant occupational constraints. The descriptive study was based on data from the 2010 SUMERsurvey (Medical Monitoring of Occupational Risk Exposure: Surveillance Médicale des Expositions auxRisques professionnels), which included data not only on road risk exposure at work but also on a rangeof socio-occupational factors and working conditions.Materials and methods: The main variable of interest was 'driving (car, truck, bus, coach, etc.) on publicthoroughfares' for work (during the last week of work). This was a dichotomous 'Yes/No' variable,distinguishing employees who drove for work; it also comprised 4-step weekly exposure duration: