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.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Human Factors

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $715000.00
• 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: 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