Fatigue in transportation: NTSB investigations and safety recommendations

This article summarizes findings from National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigations in which human fatigue was found to be a factor in transportation events leading to death, injury and environmental hazards. One hundred eighty two NTSB investigations over a 12-year period were reviewed by the authors, with the investigations covering a variety of transportation modes (aviation, rail, highway and marine transportation). The authors found that 20% of recent NTSB investigations have identified fatigue as a probable cause, contributing factor or finding. The authors suggest that their findings demonstrate the significance of fatigue as a transportation safety risk and they summarize NTSB recommendations for fatigue-related safety.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041791
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Marcus, Jeffrey H
  • Rosekind, Mark R
• Publication Date: 2017-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 232-238
• Serial:
  • Injury Prevention
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
  • ISSN: 1353-8047
  • EISSN: 1475-5785
  • Serial URL: http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Crash investigation; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Highway safety; Human factors in crashes; Marine safety; Railroad safety; Transportation safety
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01652396
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 2017 9:14AM