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15 3.1 Introduction The literature review conducted for this study builds on past studies, including TCRP Report 169: Developing Best-Practice Guidelines for Improving Bus Operator Health and Retention and TCRP Report 174: Improving Safety Culture in Public Transportation (Gillespie, Wang, and Brown 2014; Roberts, Retting, and Webb et al.
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16 Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line repetitive action of turning the steering wheel of a bus can lead to back problems (Anderson 1992)
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Literature Review and Baseline Data 17 (e.g., lung cancer, mesothelioma)
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18 Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line transfer, or restriction per year per 100 full-time workers, compared to 1.7 cases for workers in all industries. Estimates for lost days for those who exited the industry for health reasons could not be included in Table 1 because the research used cross-sectional data.
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Literature Review and Baseline Data 19 health and wellness programs may have limited participation due partly to the nature of transit bus operator work schedules. That report demonstrated, in part, that successful wellness programs can lead to long-term healthier behaviors, reduce accidents, and reduce absenteeism.
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20 Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line 3.5 Cost-Effectiveness of Health and Safety Intervention Programs An actuarial study conducted by Bolnick, Millard, and Dugas (2013) concluded that wellness programs could potentially affect approximately 25% of healthcare costs for working populations.
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Literature Review and Baseline Data 21 at retailer BJ's Wholesale Club over a period of 18 months (Song and Baicker 2019)
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22 Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line in lost time injuries, discomfort complaints, and workers' compensation injuries by 47% (Krueger, Brewster, Dick, Inderbitzen, and Staplin 2007)
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Literature Review and Baseline Data 23 these costs. Relatively few studies measure the indirect costs of occupational health injuries for transit workers, however, and very little data provide evidence for the effectiveness of wellness intervention programs for the transit worker population.
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