Fatigue Studies
The objective of this project is to: (1) develop data sets on work and rest patterns for railroad workers and analyze with fatigue model to improve the understanding of the role of fatigue in the industry; (2) collect new diary data from train crews; Use FAST model to analyze data to characterize fatigue in the industry by craft, type of job, etc.; (3) conduct economic analysis of accident and hours of service data; and (4) publish databases from all studies for the use of the scientific community interested in work and fatigue issues.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Human Factors
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $715000.00
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Raslear, Tom
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Performing Organizations:
Foster-Miller, Incorporated
350 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA United States 02254 - Start Date: 20061001
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20101001
- Source Data: RiP Project 30759
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Railroad crashes; Rest periods; Train crews
- Uncontrolled Terms: Accident studies
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01465235
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:57PM