Deadliest by far
Mar 10, 2021
3 minutes
Michael Kaine
BEING AUSTRALIA’S deadliest industry, there has been a tendency to overlook the chronic health implications that also come with being a driver. Not anymore.
We now have the data that shows just how unhealthy driving trucks is.
The statistics are not merely numbers; they paint a picture of workers constantly under the pump who have little choice but to ignore their own health.
Here are just some of the shocking details from the survey of 1,400 drivers by Monash University:
• Over 80 per cent of• One in five under the age of 35 is suffering from depression• Over 70 per cent living are chronic pain• Almost a third have multiple chronic health conditions.
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