Effects of age and violations on occupational accidents among motorcyclists performing food delivery

Byun, Jong Han; Park, Myoung‐Hwan; Jeong, Byung Yong

doi:10.3233/wor-193057

Cited by 29 publications

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“…We found no significant relationship between workplace size and working conditions and involvement in road accidents. This is in contrast to findings of a study on courier work in Korea, which found an increased risk for accident during night shifts (Byun et al 2020 ). However, in the Korean study, the couriers were younger, including some younger than 16 years old, some of whom did not have a driving license, used mainly two-wheeled vehicles, and worked mainly during evening and night shifts.…”

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“…Data were collected on organization type and size, mode of employment, supplied equipment and workloads defined as: weekly working hours in all jobs, length and distribution of shifts and parcel weight. All questions were close ended, and adapted from Byun et al ( 2020 ) with relevant changes for Israeli labor laws (for example working hours).…”

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“…Most accidents (87.1%) were found to result from violations of traffic laws such as speeding, substance use, crossing an intersection on a red light, or driving in opposing traffic lanes. There were more reports of law violations at night and more accidents among teenage couriers (79.5% of all accidents relative to 22% of the sample) (Byun et al 2020 ).…”

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Couriers’ safety and health risks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Egozi¹,

Reiss-Hevlin²,

Dallasheh³

et al. 2021

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Objectives This study aimed to examine the safety and health hazards of motorized couriers and investigate working conditions and driving behavior possibly associated with involvement in road accidents while driving motorcycles or cars. In light of the outbreak of COVID-19, the study was aimed to explore factors that affect the couriers’ behaviors related to decreasing the risk of contracting an infectious disease. Methods A sample of 237 Israeli couriers, about half who drove a two-wheeled vehicles and the others who drove cars, answered an online survey questionnaire. The questionnaire examined organizational, occupational, and personal factors regarding their working conditions, behavior on the road, musculoskeletal disorders, road accidents, and perceptions of and compliance with regulations regarding COVID-19. The data were analyzed by multiple regression in SPSS 25, structural equation modeling and mediation tests in R 3.6.2. Results According to the couriers’ self-report, 37% reported musculoskeletal pains at least once a day, 13% of them were involved in work-related road accidents and 10% reported feeling stress at least once a week. More than 60% of the couriers reported increased stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Weekly working hours, shift duration and stress were related to involvement in accidents through the mediation of driving while feeling unwell. Reported stress and the weight of parcels were related to musculoskeletal pains. Conclusions The findings suggest that stress and attributes of work overloads experienced by couriers are associated with reduced safety and impaired health. Organizational, individual, and societal factors were correlated with the degree to which the couriers adhered to COVID-19 regulations. The increased prevalence of new modes of employment relationships in the field highlights the importance of research on employment conditions and safety and health aspects related to this occupation.

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Couriers’ safety and health risks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Egozi¹,

Reiss-Hevlin²,

Dallasheh³

et al. 2021

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…As discussed above, online FD has provided employment opportunities for many FD workers, however, this opportunity has also impacted traffic systems by increasing congestion on the roads. Owing to the online FD platform's commission and management systems, the delivery people often race against the clock to meet delivery deadlines and to obtain higher commissions which can, thereby, impact road safety as riders may ignore traffic lights and fail to ride to road conditions, increasing the possibility of traffic accidents [65,66]. For instance, in Nanjing, China, over the first six months in 2019 there were 3,357 traffic accidents involving food delivery electric bicycles, resulting in 2584 injuries and three deaths [23].…”

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Review of Online Food Delivery Platforms and their Impacts on Sustainability

2020

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During the global 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, the advantages of online food delivery (FD) were obvious, as it facilitated consumer access to prepared meals and enabled food providers to keep operating. However, online FD is not without its critics, with reports of consumer and restaurant boycotts. It is, therefore, time to take stock and consider the broader impacts of online FD, and what they mean for the stakeholders involved. Using the three pillars of sustainability as a lens through which to consider the impacts, this review presents the most up-to-date research in this field, revealing a raft of positive and negative impacts. From an economic standpoint, while online FD provides job and sale opportunities, it has been criticized for the high commission it charges restaurants and questionable working conditions for delivery people. From a social perspective, online FD affects the relationship between consumers and their food, as well as influencing public health outcomes and traffic systems. Environmental impacts include the significant generation of waste and its high carbon footprints. Moving forward, stakeholders must consider how best to mitigate the negative and promote the positive impacts of online FD to ensure that it is sustainable in every sense.

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“…Fulltexts were then interrogated to identify articles for inclusion, leaving a total of 12 papers for analysis. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] work-related factors and environmental factors. Injuries were described according to mechanism, system, location and severity.…”

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Review article: DINED (Delivery‐related INjuries in the Emergency Department) part 1: A scoping review of risk factors and injuries affecting food delivery riders

McKinlay

Mitchell

Bertenshaw

2022

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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This scoping review describes the current state of research about twowheeled delivery riders who have been injured while performing commercial food delivery. The key areas of interest are the patterns of injury, associated risk factors and current gaps in knowledge. Five databases were searched to identify key papers that describe injuries to two-wheeled food delivery riders. Papers were assessed for quality and eligibility and key information was extracted relating to patterns of injury and risk factors. From an initial 264 records from PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and SafetyLit, studies were screened by title, abstract and full text to yield 12 key papers for analysis.No papers reporting on Australian data were identified. Men comprise over 85% of workers in the food delivery industry. The average age of injured riders varies by country, but is commonly under 30 years old. Most injuries are lower limb musculoskeletal injuries, although there are no consistent data about frequency, severity or cost to the healthcare system. Twentythree key risk factors were categorised according to rider characteristics, working conditions and environmental factors. The most common risk factors were younger age, lack of driving experience, time-pressured work and inadequate protective gear. There are very few publications describing food delivery rider injuries and risk factors. This is an emerging industry in which the worker population may be younger and more vulnerable. Given the different legal and cultural contexts across different countries, Australian-specific research is needed.

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Effects of age and violations on occupational accidents among motorcyclists performing food delivery

Cited by 29 publications

References 26 publications

Couriers’ safety and health risks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Couriers’ safety and health risks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Review of Online Food Delivery Platforms and their Impacts on Sustainability

Review article: DINED (Delivery‐related INjuries in the Emergency Department) part 1: A scoping review of risk factors and injuries affecting food delivery riders

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