An assessment of commuting risk factors for air traffic control specialists : final report / T. Nesthus ... [et al.].

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Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine ; Ft. Belvior, VA : Available to the public through the Defense Technical Information Center ; Springfield, Va. : Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, [2006]
Descriptioni, 9 p. : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS74534
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Other author/creatorNesthus, Thomas E.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Office of Aerospace Medicine.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Federal Aviation Administration.
Other author/creatorCivil Aerospace Medical Institute.
Abstract This study assessed risk factors for commuting incidents reported by air traffic controllers driving to and from work. Analyses were conducted on responses to a modified version of the Standard Shiftwork Index survey regarding alertness, commuting variables, and driving outcomes. Chi-square tests and odds ratio (OR) risk estimates were computed separately for air traffic controllers in Terminal/Enroute and Flight Service Station options. Reduced mental sharpness was associated with elevated ORs while driving to and from shifts, though the greatest risk was found before early mornings and following midnight shifts. Elevated ORs for lapses of attention, falling asleep, and near misses were found for those with commutes greater than 20 miles and variably, with roadway type. In most cases, too few actual accidents were reported to compute chi-square statistics or odds rations for this outcome.
General noteTitle from title screen (viewed on Sept. 26, 2006).
General note"June 2006."
General note"DOT/FAA/AM-06/13."
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 8-9).
Other formsAlso available online via Internet from the Federal Aviation Administration OAM Technical Reports site (http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/index.cfm).
Funding informationPerformed by FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK under approved task no. AM-HRR-518
Technical detailsMode of access: Internet from the Office of Aerospace Medicine web site. Address as of 9/26/06: http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/media/200613.pdf; current access via PURL.
Issued in other formAn assessment of commuting risk factors for air traffic control specialists i, 9 p.
Technical rpt numberDOT/FAA/AM-06/13
GPO item number0431-E-04 (online)
Govt. docs number TD 4.210:06/13

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