Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Workers

The objective of this project is to: (1) develop data sets on work and rest patterns for railroad workers to improve the understanding of the role of fatigue in the industry; and (2) collect samples from signalmen, maintenance-of-way workers (MOW), dispatchers, conductors and locomotive engineers. Data sets consist of the amount of daily work and sleep for a 15-day period: -type of work, pattern of work, commuting time and other factors -subjective assessment of alertness -demographic data for analysis

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• Record URL:
  http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/42000/42500/42572/ord0922.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Human Factors

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $1200000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Raslear, Tom

• Performing Organizations:

  Foster-Miller, Incorporated

  350 Second Avenue
  Waltham, MA  United States  02254
• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 30773

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatigue (Physiological condition); Human factors in crashes; Rest periods; Sleep; Train crews
• Uncontrolled Terms: Work schedules (Personnel)
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01465231
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:57PM