Tour Bus Crashes From The Perspective Of Tour Guides
Purpose – This study aims to understand the causes of tour bus crashes (TBCs) and related injuries, which are considered in the context of work-related accidents (WRAs). Design/Methodology/Approach – Five categories were obtained under occupational safety and health (OSH) by adopting qualitative...
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| description | Purpose – This study aims to understand the causes of tour bus crashes (TBCs) and related
injuries, which are considered in the context of work-related accidents (WRAs).
Design/Methodology/Approach – Five categories were obtained under occupational safety
and health (OSH) by adopting qualitative and quantitative methods. Content analyses were
employed by MAXQDA, 2020 for both open-ended survey questions and focus group
interviews.
Findings – TBCs and resulting injuries substantially result from i) negligence and unintentional
faults of tour guides, ii) physical faults of drivers such as fatigue and insomnia, iii) physical
conditions such as the environment and roads, iv) cost-orientation by travel agencies and
intensive tour programs v) structural reasons such as night travels. A significant relationship
was determined between the physical faults of drivers and intensive tour programs of travel
agencies. Therefore, it was determined that unsafe conditions have a much higher impact than
expected on TBCs.
Originality of the research – TBCs were studied in the context of OSH for the first time.
The study unveils the reasons behind fatal and non-fatal injuries of the TBCs by focusing on
unsafe behavior and unsafe conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6add25cc38d04bb6ae1ab0e41a9606c42023-05-11T15:57:08ZengFaculty of tourism and hospitality managementTourism and Hospitality Management1330-75331847-33772023-01-01291455810.20867/thm.29.1.4Tour Bus Crashes From The Perspective Of Tour GuidesAytug Arslan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2206-8471Gulsah Akkus1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0263-8609Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourist Guiding Cigli, Izmir, 35620, TurkeyIzmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management Cigli, Izmir, 35620, TurkeyPurpose – This study aims to understand the causes of tour bus crashes (TBCs) and related injuries, which are considered in the context of work-related accidents (WRAs). Design/Methodology/Approach – Five categories were obtained under occupational safety and health (OSH) by adopting qualitative and quantitative methods. Content analyses were employed by MAXQDA, 2020 for both open-ended survey questions and focus group interviews. Findings – TBCs and resulting injuries substantially result from i) negligence and unintentional faults of tour guides, ii) physical faults of drivers such as fatigue and insomnia, iii) physical conditions such as the environment and roads, iv) cost-orientation by travel agencies and intensive tour programs v) structural reasons such as night travels. A significant relationship was determined between the physical faults of drivers and intensive tour programs of travel agencies. Therefore, it was determined that unsafe conditions have a much higher impact than expected on TBCs. Originality of the research – TBCs were studied in the context of OSH for the first time. The study unveils the reasons behind fatal and non-fatal injuries of the TBCs by focusing on unsafe behavior and unsafe conditions.https://thm.fthm.hr/images/issues/vol2no1/4_Arslan_Akkus occupational safety and healthtour bus crashtour guideunsafe behaviourunsafe condition |
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| title | Tour Bus Crashes From The Perspective Of Tour Guides |
| title_full | Tour Bus Crashes From The Perspective Of Tour Guides |
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| title_short | Tour Bus Crashes From The Perspective Of Tour Guides |
| title_sort | tour bus crashes from the perspective of tour guides |
| topic | occupational safety and health tour bus crash tour guide unsafe behaviour unsafe condition |
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