Alberta Study of Fatigue Gets Under Way
The Canadian province of Alberta has begun a fatigue study to cover everything from circadian rhythms, sleep disorders and lifestyles to scheduling and technology, according to Roger Clarke, executive director of vehicle safety and carrier services for Alberta Infrastructure.The Alberta fatigue study has been cranking up since September for its “first phase,” which will last about 10 months, Clarke said. Three truck companies and Greyhound Lines and 36 drivers will test out the ideas collected so far by the researchers to tweak the methodology.
“This has never been done before, so we are crafting it as we go,” Clarke said. “We are in the process of testing out all the things we know about through research and good practices and putting them into one program to evaluate all the different things we think can have an effect on fatigue so we can measure them and see what effect they have together.”
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