Near‑real‑time fatigue risk management in rail operations: field implementation
Summary
Deployment of a fatigue‑risk scoring and scheduling system reduced high‑risk duties and incident proxies in rail operations.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
Field observations how rotation direction, quick‑returns, and long duties was evident on shift as sleep, alertness, recovery, and metabolic markers for night‑shift workers and night owls. Patterns in the data make ‘quick returns’ and rotation direction concrete risk features rather than abstract policy terms. For night‑shift teams and individuals, this ties long‑debated rota features to concrete outcomes, making schedule talk about health, not preference.
Notes
Industry field deployment.