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Working in traffic as a pedestrian:
what are the risks for safety?
ICTCT Extra Workshop Vancouver 2018
Marie-Soleil Cloutier, INRS-UCS Nicolas Saunier, Polytechnique Montréal Sylvanie Godillon, INRS-UCS César Tartari, Polytechnique Montréal Daniel Lafond, Thales François Vachon, Université de Laval March 8-9 2018
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Pedestrian workers have tasks:
- Which are carried out on foot on the road network (police officers,
signalers, etc.)
- Who are on foot for short periods of time (facilitating traffic,
making repairs, etc.)
- Who frequently pass from their vehicle to the street (delivery
drivers). They are interacting with several road users: other workers (in vehicles), drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, residents, etc. They are exposed daily to high levels of stress and insecurity.
Background:
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Road accident fatalities account for between 25% and 30% of all accidental work-related deaths (Pignatelli et al., 2013) In Quebec, Canada, between 2000 and 2008:
- Pedestrian workers accounted for 6% of work accidents,
- But for 23% of serious injuries and fatalities
- And the highest median amount of compensation for road
accident victims at work (5 168 $ Vs. 1 704 $ for all) (Pignatelli et al., 2013)
Background:
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Is there a link(s) between work environments and road accident risks for pedestrian workers?
Research question:
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- To study the working conditions of a specific group of
pedestrian workers: police officers doing traffic
- To analyze the accident risk situations to which these
workers are exposed during their work with conflict methods
- To explore their stress level (not presented here)
Objectives:
Police officer in Montreal and Quebec City
Methods
Recruitment of participants thanks to SPVM and SPVQ 19 participants:
- Montreal: 8 police officers (3 men/5 women)
- Québec: 11 police officers (10 men/1 woman)
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