Fatigue countermeasures

Neri DF, Oyung RL, Colletti LM, Mallis MM, Tam PY, Dinges DF. Controlled breaks as a fatigue countermeasure on the flight deck. Aviation, Space, Environ Med... 

To address these problems, considerable emphasis has been placed on finding operationally-useful fatigue countermeasures. However, at present, the opti-... 

Unlike methylphenidate and pemoline, caffeine has been used as a fatigue countermeasure in operational environments. A survey of 125 aircrew members involved in flight operations over Iraq in 1992 indicated that sleep restriction and... 

Exceptions to the requirements and Fatigue countermeasures as a means to avoid crashes. 

Hours of service of drivers The limitation on driving hours, requirements for off-duty time, completing records of duty status, and fatigue countermeasures to prevent accidents must be covered. 

Hours of service of drivers. The limitations on driving hours, the requirement to be off-duty for certain periods of time, record of duty status preparation, and exceptions. Also covered are fatigue countermeasures as a means to avoid crashes. 

The attractiveness of systems and engineering approaches in reducing safety incidents has unfortunately not eUminated individual behaviour as the most frequently reported cause. An analysis by Endsley (1999), that most human error incidents resulted from a loss of situational awareness (SA) rather than judgement or skill based decisions, emphasized the importance of attention recovery mechanisms for safety critical roles. Marty papers have been published dealing with attention recovery and fatigue countermeasures to date, however, none have been found that include a mechanism to enable instantaneous and cued recovery at the moment of demand. This chapter formalizes a practice based approach to recovery of SA delivered in over 20 years of counselling and coaching performance with a diversity of clients. 

Driskell, J. E. and B. Mullen (2005), The efficacy of naps as a fatigue countermeasure a meta-analytic integration. Hum. Fact, 47, 360-377. 

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