{"doc_desc":{"title":"Bus-Ergonomics Matrix"},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"10.16909-dataset-60","title":"Bus-Ergonomics Matrix","sub_title":"A tool to access the ergonomics of the bus cabin","alternate_title":"BERM","translated_title":"Matrice de bus-ergonomie"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Irina Guseva Canu","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"Viviane Remy","abbr":"REV","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland","role":"Researcher, co-author"},{"name":"Baptiste Antoine","abbr":"ANB","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland","role":"co-author"},{"name":"Thomas Charreau","abbr":"TCR","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland","role":"Data manager"}],"copyright":"(c) 2025, Unisant\u00e9, University Center for Primary Care and Public Health, Lausanne, Switzerland","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Federal Office of Transport","abbr":"FOT","role":"Financing"},{"name":"Federal Office of Environment","abbr":"FOEN","role":"Financing"}],"grant_no":"Grant No. 780000982 BAFU-320.1-01-60677\/2\/1\/10"},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Irina Guseva Canu","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland","email":"Irina.guseva-canu@unisante.ch","uri":""}]},"version_statement":{"version":"version 2.1\nThe BERM contains the ergonomic scores (mean and stadard deviation) (global, visual, biomechanical, shoulder girdles, upper body, back, lower body) for 710 bus models (Brand and model).","version_date":"2025-04-07"},"study_info":{"abstract":"Bus drivers are key players in sustainability, especially in transport. Their continued employment is therefore important. One of the most common health problems among drivers is musculoskeletal disorders. However, little data exists on the ergonomics of their workstations, making cause-effect studies impossible. To remedy this shortcoming, we have created a Bus Ergonomics Matrix (BERM). The BERM was created in 3 stages: \n1) Creation of the measurement protocol based on literature and standards, and creation of ergonomic scores with the help of experts (ergonomists). Ergonomic scores are divided according to body regions: global, visual, biomechanical, shoulder girdles, upper body, back, and lower body.\n2) Measurement of 10 buses representative of the evolution of the Swiss bus fleet (November 2021 and May 2023).\n3) Modeling and extension of ergonomic scores to the entire Swiss bus fleet using INLA (Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation). Predictors are technical characteristics of the buses.\nThe BERM is an original tool containing 110 bus models and their corresponding ergonomic scores (mean and standard deviation).","coll_dates":[{"start":"2021\/11\/17","end":"2023\/05\/30","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Switzerland","abbreviation":"CH"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage","analysis_unit":"Bus model","universe":"Bus drivers","data_kind":"Observation data\/ratings [obs]","notes":"Ergonomic constraints of the bus cabin"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Viviane Remy","abbr":"REV","role":"","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"coll_mode":["Other [oth]"],"sources":[{"name":"","origin":"","characteristics":""}],"coll_situation":"The measurement campaigns took place in French-speaking Switzerland between November 17, 2021, and May 30, 2023. A total of ten bus models were measured.\nErgonomic scores were modeled between June 2023 and April 2025","act_min":"Irina Guseva Canu\nBaptiste Antoine (Ergonomic assessment)","cleaning_operations":"We collected the measured data and then calculated ergonomic scores.\nThen, for each ergonomic scores, we created mathematical models to extend these ergonomic scores to the entire Swiss bus fleet. We used INLA (integrated Laplace approximation) to model the data. The modeled values were then checked to ensure that they were feasible (no negative scores).\nData analysis and modeling with the free software R, version 4.2.3"}},"data_access":{"dataset_availability":{"access_place":"Unisant\u00e9 Data repository","access_place_url":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.16909\/dataset\/60","status":"The access and use of this dataset is restricted to the intern team only."},"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"","required":"yes","form_no":"","form_uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Irina Guseva Canu","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland","email":"Irina.guseva-canu@unisante.ch","uri":""},{"name":"Documentation and data unit (UDD)","affiliation":"Unisant\u00e9, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland","email":"udd.data@unisante.ch","uri":"https:\/\/www.unisante.ch\/fr\/formation-recherche\/bibliotheque"}],"cit_req":"Remy, V.F.M., Antoine B., and Guseva Canu, I. Bus-Ergonomics Matrix. Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisant\u00e9), University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Version 1.0 of the licensed dataset (04\/2025), provided by the Unisant\u00e9 Research Data Repository. DOI:10.16909\/DATASET\/60","conditions":"The dataset is available on request for research purpose only.\n\t\t\tTo get access to data, the following procedure must be followed:\n\t\t\t\u00b7 Create an account (Login \u2192 Register)\n\t\t\t\u00b7 Go to the Data Catalog and click on the study of interest (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.16909\/dataset\/60)\n\t\t\t\u00b7 Once on the study page, click on the tab Data Access\n\t\t\t\u00b7 Fill in the application form and submit\n\t\t\tImportant: Before submitting a request, please check whether the data is at all useful for your project. The codebooks with the corresponding information are filed under Documentation and do not require registration.","disclaimer":"The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses."}}},"schematype":"survey"}