Author(s):
K.J. Reid, F.W. Turek, P.C. Zee
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
TRB's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report No. 36 provides best practices to improve an operator's sleep and reduce operator fatigue in the United States inland waterway industry, including the use of anchor-sleep/nap-sleep strategies.
NCFRP Report 36 identifies and describes the metrics that could be used to evaluate current operational interventions (e.g., educational materials and programs; noise abatement; sleep disorders screening, especially sleep apnea; wellness and nutritional programs) for their effectiveness in improving sleep efficiency on tugs/towboats/barges; evaluates the use of anchor-sleep/nap-sleep strategies on sleep behavior among personnel in the inland waterway industry; and identifies barriers that inhibit waterway personnel from adopting good sleep management practices and propose ways to overcome the barriers.
The report also develops a list of best practices that the waterway industry, companies, crews, or individuals could implement to enhance sleep efficiency; and includes a compendium of best practices for enhancing sleep efficiency in the U.S. inland waterway industry.
Report Number:
NCFRP Report 36
Link(s):
Document/Product
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/ncfrp/ncfrp_rpt_036.pdf
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