Improving driver health with ergonomics
Summary
The White House issued a statement saying the new regulations "would cost employers, large and small, billions of dollars annually while providing uncertain new benefits". They are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders due to prolonged sitting in awkward posture positions, often resulting in complaints, injuries and unplanned time off work. However, as drivers change over shifts throughout the day, can employers really give ample time and resources to thorough steering and seat adjustments on an individual basis? To enable drivers to carry out beneficial adjustments to the cabin environment in a short space of time, the bus market is deploying electric memory steering columns. For the bus and coach driving industries, there is set to be a huge shift in priorities over the next five years, on the back of the new electric memory steering column development.