February Managing Fatigue Article: Shared Responsiblity

Regulations about fatigue management spell out responsibilities for employers to provide sleep opportunities and to limit hours of work.  The truth is employees have to take advantage of those sleep opportunities and to use off-hours between shifts for rest.  Read the attached article.

A Shared Responsibility

The article also mentions decision fatigue.   That occurs when any of us has made too many decisions and our minds are exhausted.  Guess the cure: it is rest!   I read about decision fatigue in this article last year:  New York Times Decision Fatigue

Posted February 12th, 2012 in 2012 Managing Fatigue Articles

January Fatigue Articles: Staying Up Late, Getting Up Early

For our clients who participate in our fatigue management educational program, we provide a one page article each month.  The January article is about our desire to stay up late for various reasons, even if we have to get up early the next morning for work.

Introduction Managing Fatigue 2012

January Staying Up Late, Getting Up Early

Posted January 15th, 2012 in 2012 Managing Fatigue Articles

Concerned Blonde and Brunette at Hobby Airport

A Blonde and a Brunette

I was walking through Hobby Airport when some ladies got my attention.   They were concerned about a common problem – snoring and other sleep disorders.

Posted January 8th, 2012 in 2012 Managing Fatigue Articles