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Research, studies and surveys

- ITF survey on professional drivers’ fatigue (1999)
A survey circulated by the ITF in conjunction with the 1999 Action Day. 6,000 replies from affiliates in 21 countries were returned to the Secretariat. They were sent to a research institute in Germany, Projektgruppe Logistik und Dienstleistung im Rhein-Ruhr-Institut für Sozialforschung und Politikberatung an der Gerhard-Mercator-Universität Duisburg, in January 2000 for data analysis.

Download the main report by the institute:

Part One is a comparative analysis of road transport workers between Europe and the non-European regions >>>

Part Two is a comparative analysis between different types of vehicles; namely trucks, buses and others >>>

- Information on sleep apnoea and its consequences for drivers (2004)
A document prepared by the ITF Road Transport Health & Safety Team for the ITF Road Transport Workers’ Section Conference held in Berlin in June 2004 >>>

ILO information

- ILO Convention 153
One of our key demands as part of the Action Week is to limit working time to a maximum of 48 hours per week, in line with ILO Convention 153. The Convention, adopted in 1979, concerns hours of work and rest periods in transport. It is the only Convention that deals exclusively with conditions in road transport.

The main clauses of the Convention state that:
- Every driver is entitled to a break after four hours continuous driving or after five hours continuous work
- The maximum daily total driving time should not exceed nine hours
- The maximum weekly driving time should not exceed 48 hours
- The daily rest period must never be less than eight consecutive hours

The Convention so far has been ratified by nine countries – Ecuador, Iraq, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Venezuela. However most of these countries have taken no measures to ensure the implementation of the Convention.

- ILO Working Paper (2005) - “The issues of fatigue and working time in the road transport sector”
The paper refers to the many serious issues in road transport and the conclusions identify the conflict between fatigue, hours of work and the demands of the industry for cheap and fast delivery. The ILO paper also acknowledges the on-going campaign by the ITF and its affiliates on “fatigue kills” and expresses its support to the International Action Week.

Publications

- ITF “Fatigue Kills!” leaflet (2003)

- Stay Alert – Stay Alive checklist (2003)
Developed by Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT) with data from Arizona Department of Public Safety

- Fatigue checklist (2004)
Developed by the ITF with data from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau

Comment and opinion

Download statistics and facts related to fatigue, driving hours and its consequences for drivers >>>

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