Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector Products

Products and impacts are divided into the following categories:

NIOSH intramural and extramural TWU-related publications and reports
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NIOSH TWU-related Publications and Reports: 2006 - present

Note that full goals can be seen in the National TWU Agenda.
"SG", "IG" and "AOG" refer to "Strategic Goal", "Intermediate Goal" and "Activity/Output Goal," respectively.

Products are categorized by:

Trucking
Motor Vehicles
Aviation
Utilities
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs), Wellness, Health
Other

Trucking

Author(s) Council/Corresponding member bolded	Affiliation Partnering organization bolded	Year	Type of Output/Product	Title Key word(s) bolded	TWU Goal Addressed (directly or indirectly)
T. Bunn S. Slavoa M. Robertson	Univ Kentucky	2013	Paper: J Safety Research 2013; 44:51-55	Motor Vehicle Injuries among Semi Truck Drivers and Sleeper Berth Passengers (NAICS 484)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.10.1, 1.10.2
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-135	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Truck Transportation (NAICS 484)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.10.1, 1.14.1
J. Helmkamp J. E. Lincoln J. Sestito E. Wood J. Birdsey M. Kiefer	NIOSH NIOSH NIOSH Univ Utah NIOSH NIOSH	2012	Paper:Am J Ind Med 2012; Epub ahead of print (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Risk factors, Health Behaviors, and Injury Among Adults Employed in the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Super Sector	Traumatic Injury: SG 1 Wellness: SG 3
T. Bunn S. Slavova M. Robertson	Univ Kentucky	2012	Paper: Accid Anal Prev 2012; 47:140-145	Crash and Burn? Vehicle, Collision, and Driver Factors that Influence Motor Vehicle Collision Fires	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.1
J. Guan H. Hsiao B. Bradtmiller T.-Y. Kau M. R. Reed S. K. Jahns J. Loczi H. L. Hardee D. P. T. Piamonte	NIOSH NIOSH Anthrotech Univ of Michigan Univ of Michigan PACCAR Technical Center Daimler Trucks North America Navistar Volvo Technology Corporation	2012	Paper: Human Factors 2012; 54(5): 849-871 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	U.S. Truck Driver Anthropometric Study and Multivariate Anthropometric Models for Cab Designs	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.12.1
Jin Guan H. Hsiao R. Whisler B. Newbraugh D. Cantis J. Zwiener R. Current	NIOSH	2011	NIOSH Publication: 2011-188	A Story of Impact: Improved Safety for Truck Drivers: Designing Safer Cabs Based on Driver Body Dimensions	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.12.1
G. Krueger	Krueger Ergonomics Consultants	2011	Report: FMSCA/CTBSSP Synthesis 19 (accessed 12/7/2011)	Effects of Psychoactive Chemicals on Commercial Driver Health and Performance: Stimulants, Hypnotics, Nutritional, and Other Stimulants	Wellness: AOG 3.6.1
G. Chen M. Brann, et al	NIOSH West Virginia Univ	2011	Report: Department of Communication Studies, West Virginia University	Paving the Road: Recommendations to Disseminate Safety and Health Information to Truck Drivers	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.4
T. Bunn M. Robertson	Univ Kentucky	2011	Abstract: NORA Symposium 2011 Poster: NORA Symposium 2011	Kentucky Semi Truck Transportation Fatality Investigations: Contributing Factors	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.1
K. Sieber J. Birdsey G. Chen E. Hitchcock J. E. Lincoln A. Nakata	NIOSH	2011	Abstract: NORA Symposium 2011 Poster: NORA Symposium 2011	Occupational Safety and Health in a Mobile Hard-to-Reach Worker Population: National Survey of U.S. Long-haul Truck Driver Injury and Health	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.10.1, 1.11.1 Wellness: AOGs 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.4.2
J. Birdsey, et al	NIOSH	2010	Paper: AAOHN 2010; 58(11):473-480 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Mortality among Members of a Truck Driver Trade Association	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.1
W. Sieber, et al	NIOSH	2010	Presentation: National Sleep Apnea and Trucking Conference	Research and Training Efforts in Sleep and Trucking at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.1 Wellness: IGs 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8
Y. Apostolopoulos M. Belzer, et al	Univ NC at Greensboro Wayne State Univ	2010	Paper: AAOHN 2010; 58(7):285-296	Worksite-induced Morbidities among Truck Drivers in the United States	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.1 WMSDs: AOGs 2.1.3, 2.2.2, 2.2.3 Wellness: 3.1.3
S. Burks M. Belzer Q. Kwan S. Pratt	Univ Minnesota Wayne State Univ FMSCA NIOSH	2010	Report: Transportation Research Circular E-C146, December 2010 (accessed 12/7/2011)	Trucking 101- An Industry Primer	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.9.1, 1.10.1
T. Bunn, et al	Univ Kentucky	2009	Paper: Traff Inj Prev 2009; 10:266-272	The Effects of Semi Truck Driver Age and Gender and the Presence of Passengers on Collisions with Other Vehicles	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.1
W. Sieber, et al	NIOSH	2009	Poster: Joint Statistical Meetings	Studying a Mobile and Hard-to-Reach Population: Survey of Long-haul U.S. Truck Driver Safety and Health	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.1 Wellness: AOGs 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 3.6.1
W. Sieber, et al	NIOSH	2009	Presentation: Joint Statistical Meetings	Collecting Health and Safety Information in a Mobile and Hard-to-Reach Population: Surveying Long-haul Truck Drivers	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.1 Wellness: AOGs 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 3.6.1
M. Belzer	Sound Science, Inc.	2009	Report: Sound Science, April 2009	Report of Analysis: Truck Crashes and Work-related Factors Associated with Drivers and Motor Carriers	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.1 Wellness AOG 3.6.1
R. Olson, et al	Oregon Health and Science Univ	2009	Paper: Ergonomics 2009; 52(6):707-722	Predictors of Severe Trunk Postures among Short-haul Truck Drivers During Non-driving Tasks: An Exploratory Investigation Involving Video-assessment and Driver Behavioral Self-monitoring	WMSDs: AOG 2.2.4
J. Guan, et al	NIOSH	2009	Proceedings: International Ergonomics Conference (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Anthropometric Changes among U.S. Truck Drivers	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.12.1
P. Spielholz, et al	Sound Transit	2008	Paper: J Safety Research 2008; 39:569-576 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Assessment of Perceived Injury Risk and Priorities among Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies in Washington State	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.1
G. Chen	NIOSH	2008	Paper: Accid Analysis Prev 2008; 40:238-245 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Impact of Federal Compliance Reviews of Trucking Companies in Reducing Highway Truck Crashes	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.1
AG. Mayton, et al	NIOSH	2008	Presentation: International Design Engineering Technical Conference (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Comparison of Whole Body Vibration Exposures on Older and Newer Haulage Trucks at an Aggregate Stone Quarry	Exposure: AOGs 4.5.1, 4.5.2
N. Mode, et al	NIOSH	2008	Video/NIOSH Publication: 2009-109d	Take Pride in Your Job: Seat Belts	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.3
G. Saltzman M. Belzer	Albion College Wayne State Univ	2007	NIOSH Publication: 2007-120	Truck Driver Occupational Safety and Health – 2003 Conference Report and Selective Literature Review	Traumatic Injury: AOG s 1.11.1, 1.12.1 WMSDs: AOGs 2.2.1, 2.4.2 Wellness: AOGs 3.1.3, 3.2.3, 3.3.3, 3.7.2 Exposure: AOG 4.1.2
Transportation Research Board; many authors	Various	2007	TRB Report: Transportation Research Circular E-C117, May 2007 (accessed 12/7/2011)	The Domain of Truck and Bus Safety Research	Traumatic Injury: AOGs I.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.4 Wellness: AOGs 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.4.1, 3.6.1
G. Krueger, et al	Krueger Ergonomics	2007	TRB Report: CTBSSP Synthesis 15 (accessed 12/7/2011)	Health and Wellness Programs for Commercial Drivers	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.1 WSMD: IG 2.4 Wellness: IGs 3.3, 3.4, 3.6

Motor Vehicles

Author(s) Council/Corresponding member bolded	Affiliation Partnering organization bolded	Year	Type of Output/Product	Title Key word(s) bolded	TWU Goal Addressed (directly or indirectly)
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-134	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Transit and Ground Transportation (NAICS 485)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.10.1, 1.17.1
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-133	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.11.1, 1.15.1; 1.20.1, 1.21.1
L. Rossen K. Pollack M. C-Chervak S. Canada S. Baker	Johns Hopkins Univ U.S. Army PH Cm	2011	Paper: Mil Med; 176: 1019-1026	Motor Vehicle Crashes among Active Duty U.S. Army Personnel, 1999 to 2006	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.10.1
M. Green, et al	Various State Health Departments BLS NIOSH	2011	Paper: MMWR 2011; 60(16):497-502 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Occupational Highway Transportation Deaths – United States, 2003-2008	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.10.1, 1.18.1, 1.28.1
G. Chen	NIOSH	2009	Paper: Am J Ind Med 2009; 52:698-706 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Nonfatal Work-related Motor Vehicle Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States, 1998-2002	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.10.1, 1.18.1

Aviation

Author(s) Council/Corresponding member bolded	Affiliation Partnering organization bolded	Year	Type of Output/Product	Title Key word(s) bolded	TWU Goal Addressed (directly or indirectly)
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-132	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Air Transportation (NAICS 481)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 1.4.1
C. Mertens B. Kress, et al B. Grajewski	NASA Dartmouth College NIOSH	2012	Book chapter: Current Topics in Ionizing Radiation Research, ed. Mitsuru Nenoi. (ISBN: 978-953-51-0196-3), Chapter 31, pages 683 – 738.	Atmospheric ionizing radiation from galactic and solar cosmic rays.	Exposure: AOG 4.5.2
N. Mode M. O'Connor G. Conway R. Hill	NIOSH	2012	Paper: AJIM 2012;55:176-186 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	A Multifaceted Public Health Approach to Statewide Aviation Safety	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.1.1, 1.1.2
L. Pinkerton, et al	NIOSH	2011	Paper: AJIM 2011 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Cause-specific Mortality among a Cohort of U.S. Flight Attendants	Exposure: AOG 4.5.2
B. Grajewski, et al	NIOSH	2011	Paper: Ann Occup Hyg 2011; 55(5):465-475 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Airline pilot Cosmic Radiation and Circadian Disruption Exposure Assessment from Logbooks and Company Records	Exposure: AOG 4.5.2
M. O’Connor J. Lincoln G. Conway	NIOSH	2011	Paper: MMWR 2011; 60(25):837-840 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Occupational Aviation Fatalities – Alaska, 200-2010	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.1.1
E. Watt R. Gillespie	Transport Workers Union of America State Univ of NY	2011	Abstract: NORA Symposium 2011 Poster: NORA Symposium 2011	Assessing the Burden of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Air Transportation	WMSDs: IG 2.3
J.T.L. Murawski	Association of Flight Attendants	2011	Presentation: 41st International Conference of Environmental Systems American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Case Study: Analysis of Reported Contaminated Air Events at one Major U.S. Airline in 2009-10	Exposure: AOG 4.4.1
S. Dorevitch, et al	Univ Illinois	2010	Paper: J Occ Environ Med 2010; 52(5):551-554 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Occupational Needlestick Injuries in a U.S. Airport	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.4.1 Exposure: AOG 4.3.1
M. Waters, et al	NIOSH	2009	Paper: Am J Ind Med 2009; 52:751-761 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Development of Historical Exposure Estimates of Cosmic Radiation and Circadian Disruption for Cohort Studies of Pan Am Flight Attendants	Wellness: AOG 3.6.1 Exposure: AOG 4.5.2
L. Yong, et al	NIOSH	2009	Paper: Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 90:1402-1410 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	High Dietary Antioxidant Intakes are Associated with Decreased Chromosome Translocation Frequency in Airline Pilots	Exposure: AOG 4.6.1
L. Yong, et al	NIOSH	2009	Paper: Occup Environ Med 2009; 66:56-62 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Increased Frequency of Chromosome Translocations in Airline Pilots with Long-term Flying Experience	Exposure: AOG 4.5.2
L. McKernan, et al	NIOSH	2008	Paper: Ann Occup Hyg 2008; 52(2):139-149 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Monitoring Microbial Populations on Wide-body Commercial Passenger Aircraft	Exposure: AOG 4.3.1
K. Steenland L. Pinkerton	Emory Univ NIOSH	2008	Paper: Am J Epi 2008; 167(1):1-6 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Mortality Patterns following Downsizing at Pan American World Airways	Wellness: AOG 3.6.1
L. McKernan, et al	NIOSH	2008	Paper: J Occup Environ Hyg 2008; 5:48-58 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Assessing Total Fungal Concentrations on Commercial Passenger Aircraft Using Mixed-effects Modeling	Exposure: AOG 4.3.1
L. McKernan, et al	NIOSH	2007	Paper: Ann Occup Hyg 2007; 51(3):281-291 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Evaluating Fungal Populations by Genera/Species on Wide Body Commercial Passenger Aircraft and in Airport Terminals	Exposure: AOG 4.3.1
G. Conway, et al	NIOSH	2007	NIOSH Publication: 2007-102	Survey and Analysis of Air Transportation Safety Among Air Carrier Operators and Pilots in Alaska	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.1.1, 1.1.2
L. Pinkerton, et al	NIOSH	2007	Abstract: Occup Environ Med 2007; 64:12 (056) (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Mortality Among a Cohort of U.S. Flight Attendants	Exposure: AOG 4.5.2

Utilities

Author(s) Council/Corresponding member bolded	Affiliation Partnering organization bolded	Year	Type of Output/Product	Title Key word(s) bolded	TWU Goal Addressed (directly or indirectly)
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-136	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Utilities (NAICS 22)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.26.1, 1.27.1, 1.28.1, 1.29.1
L. Kheifets J. Bowman, et al	UCLA NIOSH	2009	Paper: Occup Environ Med 2009; 66:72-80 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Future Needs of Occupational Epidemiology of Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields: Review and Recommendations	Exposure: AOG 4.5.1, IG 4.6
T. Bracken R. Kavet	T.Dan Bracken Inc. EPRI	2009	Paper: J Occup Environ Hyg 2009; 6:499-509	An Integrated Job Exposure Matrix for Electrical Exposures of Utility Workers	Exposure: AOG 4.5.3
A. Cooper, et al	Univ. Rochester NIOSH	2009	Paper: Ann Epidemiology 2009; 19:42-48 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	A Population-based Cohort Study of Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality	Wellness: AOG 3.4.1 Exposure: AOG 4.5.1, IG 4.6
J. Bowman J. Touchstone M. Yost	NIOSH Univ of Washington Univ of Washington	2007	Paper: J Occup Environ Hyg 2007; 4:715-728 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	A Population-based Job Exposure Matrix for Power-frequency Magnetic Fields	Exposure: AOG 4.5.3
J. Bowman J. Niple R. Kavet	NIOSH Enertech Consultants EPRI	2006	Paper: Occup Environ Hyg 2006; 3:323-333 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry) Letter: J Occup Environ Hyg 2007; 4:D65-D66 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Pilot Measurements of ELF Contact Currents in Some Electric Utility Occupations Same	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.29.2 Exposure: IGs 4.5, 4.6 Same

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs), Wellness, Health

Author(s) Council/Corresponding member bolded	Affiliation Partnering organization bolded	Year	Type of Output/Product	Title Key word(s) bolded	TWU Goal Addressed (directly or indirectly)
J. Helmkamp J. E. Lincoln J. Sestito E. Wood J. Birdsey M. Kiefer	NIOSH NIOSH NIOSH Univ Utah NIOSH NIOSH	2012	Paper: Am J Ind Med 2012; Epub ahead of print (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Risk factors, Health Behaviors, and Injury Among Adults Employed in the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Super Sector	Traumatic Injury: SG 1 Wellness: SG 3
J. Nigam	NIOSH	2011	Presentation: Michigan Trucking Association annual meeting , 2011	Wellness at Work: Considerations for the Transportation Industry	Wellness: AOGs 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 3.6.1
P. Gander L. Hartley D. Powell P. Cabon E. Hitchcock A. Mills S. Popkin	Massey Univ Murdoch Univ Univ Otago Univ Paris Descartes NIOSH Rail Safety and Stds Bd US DOT	2011	Paper: Accid Anal Prev 2011; 43:573-590 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Fatigue Risk Management: Organizational Factors at the Regulatory and Industry/ Company Level	Traumatic injury: IGs 1.2, 1.6, 1.11
S. Luckhaupt, et al	NIOSH	2010	Paper: Sleep 2010; 33(2):149-159 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	The Prevalence of Short Sleep Duration by Industry and Occupation in the National Health Interview Survey	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.2 Wellness: AOG 3.6.1
C. Caruso	NIOSH	2009	Presentation: Am Ind Hyg Conference	Health and Safety Risks Associated with Shift Work and Long Work Hours	Traumatic Injury: AOG 1.11.1 WSMD: AOG 2.2.2 Wellness AOG 3.4.1
T. Waters, et al	NIOSH	2008	Paper: Ergonomics 2008; 51(5):602-636 (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	The Impact of Operating Heavy Equipment Vehicles on Lower Back Disorders	WMSDs: AOG 2.2.3 Exposures: AOG 4.5.1
Z. Cheung M. Feletto J. Galante T. Waters	Cal OSHA Cal OSHA EASE Council NIOSH	2007	NIOSH Publication: 2007-131	Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling	WMSDs: AOGs 2.3.4, 2.4.4, 2.5.4, 2.6.4, 2.7.4

Other

Author(s) Council/Corresponding member bolded	Affiliation Partnering organization bolded	Year	Type of Output/Product	Title Key word(s) bolded	TWU Goal Addressed (directly or indirectly)
J. Walters R. Olson J. Karr E. Zoller D. Cain J. Douglas	Oregon Health Authority Oregon Health & Science Univ Oregon Health & Science Univ Oregon Health & Science Univ Oregon Health Authority	2013	Paper: Accid Anal Prev 2013; 53: 28-38	Elevated Occupational Transportation Fatalities among Older Workers in Oregon: An Empirical Investigation	Traumatic Injury: SG 1, IG 1.22
J. Helmkamp J. E. Lincoln J. Sestito E. Wood J. Birdsey M. Kiefer	NIOSH NIOSH NIOSH Univ Utah NIOSH NIOSH	2012	Paper: Am J Ind Med 2012; Epub ahead of print (NIOSHTIC-2 entry)	Risk factors, Health Behaviors, and Injury Among Adults Employed in the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Super Sector	Traumatic Injury: SG 1 Wellness: SG 3
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-131	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: TWU (NAICS 48, 49, 22)	Traumatic Injury: SG 1
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-138	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Water Transportation (NAICS 483)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.8.1
E. Biddle S. Marsh J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2012	Fact Sheet: NIOSH Publication No. 2012-137	Fatal Occupational Injury Cost Fact Sheet: Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493)	Traumatic Injury: AOGs 1.22.1, 1.23.1, 1.24.1
J. E. Lincoln J. Helmkamp	NIOSH	2010	NIOSH Publication: 2010-106	Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities: Advancing Priorities Through Research and Partnerships	All