Air Force Shift Worker Fatigue Survey
Abstract
An Internet-based survey was conducted during the fall and winter of 2003-2004 to help assess the impact of shift worker fatigue on ground mishaps and operational errors. The survey was designed for those commanders, first sergeants, superintendents, supervisors, schedulers, and shift workers in 24/7 operations. In addition, aerospace physiologists, flight surgeons, chiefs of medical staff and wing ground safety personnel were asked to participate. Of the 9,242 respondent 5,890 were shiftworkers and 1,866 were shift supervisors and schedulers. The survey results represented primarily opinions from ACC, PACAF, USAFE and AETC, and not AMC; from workers and supervisors in grades E1 through E6; and from shift workers, shift supervisors and shift schedulers. The survey results prompted recommendations concerning fatigue management and sleep hygiene training, off-duty employment, shift work scheduling and worker rest policies, operational risk management for fatigue effects, crew-rest periods, reporting fatigue-related incidents, manpower and personnel planning, shift lengths, rotation speeds, schedule predictability and equity, coming in to work on days off an automated shift work scheduling tool, and possible relationships between shift work and suicide.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA438140
Entities
People
- Christina M. Cardenas
- James C Miller
- Scott D. Fisher
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory