My Jolt Experience

Posted October 1st, 2009

There are a large number of energy drinks on the market today. I have been researching ways for pipeline shift workers to deal with fatigue. The “Control Room Management” rule will likely be issued in its final form before the end of 2009. This regulation will require pipelines to address human fatigue so that it does not affect pipeline and public safety.

Sometimes attempts to mitigate fatigue cause more serious problems. I was a shift worker who decided to go to college in my off time. One morning, after working from midnight to 8 AM, I went to class. I was fatigued and I had classes from 9 to 12 that day. Jolt Cola was then a new product, with “all the sugar and twice the caffeine.” It definitely woke me up!

It also gave me a case of jitters and nerves that I still remember, after twenty years.  I don’t recommend energy drinks for fatigue mitigation.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 11:55 am and is filed under Managing Fatigue.