HSE

OLA/UBER/CAB DRIVERS

ROHAN NANDI (ROLL NO 36)

SHIVANI KARKERA (ROLL NO 42)
VEDANT DHAKATE (ROLL NO 49)
VIREN JOSHI (ROLL NO 51)
SOHAM CHAUHAN (ROLL NO 57)
INTRODUCTION
 Situation before Ola/Uber/Cab Drivers
 Situation after Ola/Uber/Cab Drivers
 Why did we choose this topic ?
METHODOLOGY
 Surveyed & Visited Ola/Uber/Cab Drivers
near Adani Corporate House vicinity.
 Prepared Questionnaire on Safety, Health
and Welfare Aspects of Ola/ Uber/cab
Drivers in consultation with Professor
 Interacted & Conducted personal interviews
of 5 Ola/Uber/cab Drivers.
 Discussed problems faced by them during
and off working hours.
LITERATURE
 C153 - Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road
Transport) Convention, 1979.
 C155 - Occupational Safety and Health
Convention, 1981
 C187 - Promotional Framework for Occupational
Safety and Health Convention, 2006
 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
 Section 2 of the HSW Act deals with
employers' duties, and states: "It shall be the
duty of all employers to ensure, so far as is
reasonably practicable, the health safety and
welfare of all their employees whilst they are
at work."
DRIVER INTERVIEWS
Name: Kamlesh Patel (private cab
company)
“neend ka koi thikana hi nahi hota”
Exp: 4 years
Problems:
 Passenger abuse
 No value to the drivers by
company
 No eating patterns
 No proper shifts
 Driving through accident prone
areas
 No sleeping patterns
 Respiratory problems
Name: Raju bhai (OLA)
“unke khilaf koi action nahi
hota”
Exp: 25 years (6 years in
OLA)
Problems:
 Passenger abuse
 Bill amount issues
 Eating patterns
 Shifts
 Targets set by OLA
 Medical insurance
 Night driving
Name: Rasmesh
(UBER)
“paisa time pe nahi milte”
Exp: 15 years
Problems:
 Night driving
 Often accidents
 Targets set by
 No food
 No place to sleep
 No holidays
 Company doesn’t pay
back the online amount
in time
FINDING AND ANALYSIS
Exposure to:
 Vibrations and Varying
temperatures
 Pollution
 Stressful body postures
 Smoke and dust
 Violence and abuse at
work
 Excessive working hours
 Unhygienic working
conditions
 Accidents
RECOMMENDATIONS
 Driving at low speeds
 Soundproofing the vehicles
 Comfortable driving seats
 Staying hydrated
 Less Idle time
 Staying away from any
arguments
 Working in recommended
working hours
 Proper hygiene
 Avoid accidents
 CONCLUSIONS
 The drivers should follow all the conventions and
rules to stay safe.
 Since there is very little concern shown by the
employers the drivers need to take care of their
health and safety by themselves which is an
unfortunate situation.
 There should have been more focus on driver’s
health from their employers.
 Drivers need to be trained for the health and safety
aspect.
 As customers it becomes our responsibility to treat
these drivers with respect.