Working conditions of bus drivers in the private sector and bus crashes in Kandy district, Sri Lanka: a case–control study

200930 citationsJournal Article

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Achala Upendra Jayatilleke · The University of Tokyo

Shinji Nakahara · St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Samath Dhamminda Dharmaratne · University of Peradeniya

Achini Jayatilleke · The University of Tokyo

K C Poudel · The University of Tokyo

Masamine Jimba · The University of Tokyo

Abstract

Drivers' disagreements about working hours and low salaries were significant risk factors for private-bus crashes in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. Therefore, new legislation for private-bus owners on the working hours and salaries of their drivers to prevent private-bus crashes is recommended.

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Traffic and Road Safety Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Occupational Health and Safety Research

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Published in: Injury Prevention

Volume 15, Issue 2, pp. 80-86

DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.018937

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Working conditions of bus drivers in the private sector and bus crashes in Kandy district, Sri Lanka: a case–control study

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