Causes, consequences and countermeasures to driver fatigue in the rail industry: The train driver perspective

Filtness, Ashleigh J.; Naweed, Anjum

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2016.10.009

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“…Our results showed that E&N and N&C hauliers had a high preference for smoking, coffee, and energy drinks. The consumption of these drinks is effective at reducing sleepiness because of the caffeine content (Filtness and Naweed, 2017). Several studies have illustrated that administering caffeine to sleepy hauliers have several benefits, reporting reductions in both subjective measures such as sleepiness and objective measures such as sustained reaction time and driving performance.…”

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Hauliers' perceptions and attitudes towards farm animal welfare could influence the operational and logistics practices in sheep transport

Pulido

Mariezcurrena-Berasain

Sepúlveda

et al. 2018

Journal of Veterinary Behavior

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A survey of Mexico-based sheep hauliers was conducted in order to investigate perceptions and attitudes toward farm animal welfare (FAW) and their influence on operational and logistic practices (OLPs) in sheep transportation. The statistical analysis consisted in the application of 2-factor analyses (OLP and animal welfare attitudes), additionally a cluster analysis; the latter allowed a segmentation of hauliers according to their attitudes and OLP. The factor analysis gave 3 OLP factors: logistic issues, economic losses, and welfare losses. In the case of factor analyses about animal welfare attitudes, we obtained 4 factors: training and regulations, animal needs, welfare improvement, and sensibility. The cluster analysis of this study showed the existence of 3 haulier profiles; these were "efficient and concerned," "efficient and not concerned," and "not efficient and concerned." Our results showed that hauliers' perceptions had a clear influence on the performance of their operative and logistic activities during the sheep transportation. This study highlights the individual hauliers' risk factors which can be considered to improve not only animal welfare but also indicates the need to consider the transportation as a whole because of potential factor combinations and confusions. The attitudes of sheep hauliers toward FAW are a strategic component that requires being considered when hauliers are trained. If it can be shown that modifying hauliers' attitudes leads to improved OLP, then there is an opportunity to develop specific training programs to modify certain haulier's animal welfare attitudes, with a subsequent improvement of sheep welfare.

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Hauliers' perceptions and attitudes towards farm animal welfare could influence the operational and logistics practices in sheep transport

Pulido

Mariezcurrena-Berasain

Sepúlveda

et al. 2018

Journal of Veterinary Behavior

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“…According to the results of this study, while confirming the existence of these cases among subway drivers, these factors will in turn lead to depression. The shifts of train drivers, which are sometimes uneven and irregular in their sleep rhythms and fatigue, affect performance and safety according to previous studies [21][22][23][24][25]. The fatigue parameter reported by metro drivers, while it may have functional problems, is also associated with the probability of depression.…”

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“…It is worth noting that, according to previous studies, these factors did not have much effect on performance [26], but according to our findings, they had a great effect on depression. The number of shifts, work strains and metro driver responsibilities affected the feeling of tiredness [25]. Sleepiness was one of the criteria for fatigue.…”

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Underground Metro Drivers: Occupational Problems and Job Satisfaction

2020

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The performance of employees in a transport set is highly affected by their satisfaction and occupational problems. Underground metro drivers work in special conditions as compared with the drivers of suburban trains and urban tramways. Even though several studies have focused on the ergonomics of train drivers, there is a dearth of research on underground metro drivers. This study was conducted to investigate the factors affecting the underground metro drivers' occupational problems such as depression and level of satisfaction. The study was carried out on underground metro drivers in Tehran, Iran. The required data were collected through interviews, self-report tests and a depression scale. The classification and regression tree (CART) model was used to measure the relationship among depression, different conditions and other demographic characteristics. By using hierarchical clustering, metro drivers were divided into two categories with desirable and undesirable levels of satisfaction with regard to varying levels of satisfaction in different fields. By labelling them and reusing the CART model, the most important parameters affecting the satisfaction of drivers were extracted. The results indicated that more than half of metro drivers were depressed. The most important factors in the incidence of depression were: resentment of some psychological factors such as dissatisfaction with loneliness in the cabin, stress and fear of an incident, fatigue, dissatisfaction with the resting place, work experience more than 3.5 years, dissatisfaction with rights and the need for a second job. Also, the most important factor affecting satisfaction was the quality of the resting place.

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“…In the railway industry, occupational fatigue is a severe problem which jeopardizes not only the staff health but also train and passenger safety, as most jobs are safety-critical. Evidence for fatigue among rail staff has been found in previous studies, in which various methods have been used, including surveys (Cotrim et al, 2017;Fan and Smith, 2017), incident reports (reviewed in Buck and Lamonde, 1993;Ugajin, 1999;Fan and Smith, 2018), simulated driving studies (Dorrian et al, 2007), and interviews (Filtness and Naweed, 2017). In particular, fatigue is considered to be a causal or contributory factor in the majority of train accident and incident investigation reports (British Rail Safety and Standards Board, 2005;British Rail Accident Investigation Branch, 2008.…”

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Effects of Occupational Fatigue on Cognitive Performance of Staff From a Train Operating Company: A Field Study

Fan

Smith

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Background: Occupational fatigue is a key issue in the rail industry that can endanger staff, passenger, and train safety. There is a need to demonstrate the relationship between workload, fatigue, and performance among rail staff. Objective: The present study, conducted in the workplace in realistic situations, integrating both subjective and objective measurements, aimed at demonstrating the relationship between workload, fatigue, and cognitive performance with a rail staff sample. Methods: The "After-Effect" technique was applied in the current study. Online diaries and cognitive performance tasks were used to assess the fatigue, work experiences, and performance of rail staff before and after work on the first and last days of one working week. Results: Reported fatigue was greater after work on both the first and last day of the working week. There were large individual differences in the change in fatigue and workload ratings. Analysis of covariance with age and the pre-work performance score as covariates and the post-work performance score as the dependent variable showed that high levels of fatigue were associated with impaired performance on both the visual search and logical reasoning tasks. Workload had fewer effects on performance than fatigue. Conclusion: This field study provided evidence for the relationship between workrelated fatigue and performance impairment. The findings show the need for future work on predicting fatigue-related performance decrements, and the necessity of providing interventions and support so that the risk to safety can be reduced.

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Causes, consequences and countermeasures to driver fatigue in the rail industry: The train driver perspective

Cited by 54 publications

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Hauliers' perceptions and attitudes towards farm animal welfare could influence the operational and logistics practices in sheep transport

Hauliers' perceptions and attitudes towards farm animal welfare could influence the operational and logistics practices in sheep transport

Underground Metro Drivers: Occupational Problems and Job Satisfaction

Effects of Occupational Fatigue on Cognitive Performance of Staff From a Train Operating Company: A Field Study

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