ABSTRACT
Human operators are essential to maintaining safety in 24/7 transportation operations. However, the nature of such operations leads to circadian disruption and sleep deficiency due to limited sleep opportunities, night work, changing shift schedules, and working across time zones. Fatigue risk management systems (FRMS) have served as the prevalent standard for combating fatigue, but there is significant opportunity to improve FRMS approaches. There is also a need to expand fatigue management for all modes of transportation at the policy and societal level. This chapter explores these issues and opportunities and proposes a road map with specific actions to improve future fatigue management. Opportunities are examined within three areas: Strategies, policies, and societal expectations. Strategies address FRMS, education, wearables and other new technology, proactive and predictive data analysis, and learning from incidents and accidents. Policies examine governmental regulations versus organisational policies, elements of effective policies and regulations, and preparing for new technologies and operational demands. Societal expectations explore societal versus individual risk/benefit considerations, cost/benefit issues, and global perspectives.
