Top 10 Driver Must-Knows About Fatigue Management

Fatigue Management Specialist Rodolfo Giacoman provided an overview of the top 10 commercial motor vehicle driver must-knows covered in the North American Fatigue Management Program:

1. Fatigue Is Lethal & Expensive
2. Driving Worsens Fatigue
3. Sleep Is Like Breathing
4. Relationships Affect Wellness
5. Wellness Is the Key to Alertness
6. Fatigue Susceptibility Varies
7. Alertness Has Supply & Demand
8. Fatigue Can Be Detected
9. Alertness Requires Strategies
10. Sound Scheduling Fosters Alertness

Driver education and training is the most important of the five components of implementing a fatigue management program. For commercial motor vehicle drivers, managing fatigue mainly means changing behavior. Research suggests that behavior change involves (1) becoming aware of the problem, (2) thinking about changing, (3) thinking becomes planning, (4) taking action and (5) sustaining action. Therefore, the first three steps to changing behavior require education and training.

To learn more about all five components of implementing a fatigue management program, watch the “Step-by-Step Guide for Implementing a Fatigue Management Program” webinar recording above.