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Fatigue Status of the U.S. Railroad Industry

Document Series
Technical Reports
Author
Judith Gertler, Amanda DiFiore and Thomas Raslear
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/06
Office
RPD
Subject Fatigue Management, Hours of Service, Human Factors, Sleep Disorders, Work Schedule & Sleep Patterns
Keywords
Fatigue, work schedule, sleep pattern, sleep disorder, alertness, shiftwork, hours of service, split assignment, extra board
TR_Fatigue Status US Railroad Industry_CO 20121119_20130221_FINAL.pdf

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Last updated: Friday, February 22, 2013