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Washington Trucking Association
Our partner organization, the Washington Trucking Associations (WTA), has expressed great interest in taking an active step for the promotion of health in the trucking industry. They have personal buy-in for adopting preventable measures to endorse the widespread implementation of economically and ergonomically justified innovations to improve the health and safety in the Washington State trucking industry. The WTA has substantial knowledge of the day-to-day operations and challenges, as well as the economic realities, faced by this industry owners and truck drivers. They will not only assist with recruitment of participants for the study, but their collaboration will also help the researchers approach the trucker driers in a culturally competent and appropriate manner.
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Bose Corporation
Bose applied its research in suspension systems to the problem of fatigue, back pain and physical stress experienced by truck drivers. In 2010, Bose introduced Bose Ride, an active system that reduces road-induced vibration in the driver's seat. Bose claims as much as a 90% reduction in driver's seat vibration. In SHIP project, they will assist with equipment for the study
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Washington State Deparment of Labor & Industries
Safety and Health Investment Projects (SHIP) grants are awarded to projects with the purpose of: Preventing workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities; the development and implementation of effective return-to-work programs for injured workers to reduce long-term disability in Washington State. Priority for funding will be given to proposals that involve the cooperation of employers and employees or their representatives.
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