A petroleum company's experience in implementing a comprehensive medical fitness for duty program for professional truck drivers.
J Occup Environ Med
; 45(2): 185-96, 2003 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12625233
ABSTRACT
Aggregate health risk appraisal data from Chevron Texaco's truck driver workforce revealed that approximately 50% of the truck drivers who completed a health risk appraisal were found to be at risk for a back injury. Lost time records revealed that this population had 65% more lost workdays attributed to cumulative trauma injuries compared with acute trauma injuries. Chevron Texaco addressed the issue by implementing a medical fitness for duty program consisting of three components physical examination (physical examination mandated by the Department of Transportation and a functional capacity evaluation), education (on safe body mechanics), and physical fitness. After a 1-year development period, the fitness for duty program was implemented for Chevron Texaco's professional truck drivers in North America. In the first year of the program, 109 functional capacity evaluations were completed by trained clinicians, and 88% of candidates were found "able to work without restrictions," whereas 6% were found "able to work with caution." The article describes the program results to date, and also describes the follow-up program for drivers found to be at risk for a back injury.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Transportation
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Accidents, Occupational
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Health Status
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Physical Fitness
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Back Injuries
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Health Promotion
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States