Sleep and Transportation Safety: Role of the Employer

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• Personal Author:
  Kales SN ; Parenteau MA ; Rainey D
• Description:
  KEY POINTS: Fatigue is a major cause of transportation accidents. Employers share responsibility for fatigue-related accidents, and may be legally liable for accident consequences. Employers play a significant role in mitigating fatigue-related risk, and may benefit by optimizing fatigue risk management. Multiple complementary strategies should be used for reducing fatigue-related safety risks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Fatigue Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Transportation
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Author Keywords: Sleep Employer Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Management Sleep Apnea Sleep Disorders Transportation Workers Work
• ISSN:
  1556-407X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  499-508
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062284
• Citation:
  Sleep Med Clin 2019 Dec; 14(4):499-508
• Contact Point Address:
  Stefanos N. Kales MD, MPH, The Cambridge Health Alliance - Occupational Medicine, Macht Building Suite 427, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
• Email:
  skales@hsph.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Sleep Medicine Clinics
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8314caf47adf256c4a3e6f883004a14f8c61bc11d4de90f225aa96b6235f07a7de6e56c0320b00950ef5a634ef33cbd97ec386929b99c48747c70fb2f103fce8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225564/cdc_225564_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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