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OVERVIEW

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended and the Congress mandated that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) conduct training in fatigue awareness. In addition, the Department of Transportation Human Factors Coordinating Council have focused on the subject which has become a major issue throughout the transportation industry.

As a first step toward carrying out its Congressional mandate in February 1998, the FTA Office of Safety and Security sponsored in conjunction with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a Fatigue Symposium. This symposium brought together fatigue experts from around the country as well as those in the transit industry who are responsible for fitness-for-duty training. This symposium, Alertness 2000, is a follow-on to the 1998 symposium and will include a more extensive cross-section of fatigue experts and others concerned with fatigue and its effects on transit. Operational and labor issues will be emphasized at this one-and-half-day symposium.

AGENDA

DAY ONE (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
  • Session I - The National Imperative
  • Session II - Alertness 101
  • Break
  • Session III - We're Doing Something About It (So Can You)
  • Lunch (Provided)
  • Session IV - Accident Investigation Workshop Facilitated Development of a Tool for Transit
  • Break
  • Session V - 3:15 Scheduling Workshop
DAY TWO (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
  • Session VI - Medical Workshop: Over the Counter (OTC) and Prescription Medicine - Sleep Disorders
  • Session VII - Education
  • Break
  • Session VIII - Other Countermeasures
  • Session IX - Wrap-Up
  • Adjourn

REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION

The seminar will be held on October 26 and 27, 2000 at the Doubletree Hotel, Pentagon City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington , VA 22202 (703) 416-4100

There is no charge for the seminar, however, you are responsible for your own travel and hotel expenses. To register for the seminar, print and complete the attached registration form and submit it via fax to (215) 496-0980. Upon receipt you will receive a return letter via fax confirming your registration. Applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.

If you need further information rearding registration, please contact Sharon Jones at (215) 496-9100 ext. 143.

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