The sleep and performance of train drivers during an extended freight-haul operation

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 614-622

  Darwent, David ^a   Lamond, Nicole ^a   Dawson, Drew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Performance; Rail; Sleep

Indexed keywords

DRIVER TRAINING; ERGONOMICS; PERSONNEL TESTING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

REST OPPORTUNITIES; SHIFT ROTATIONS; SLEEP EFFICIENCY; TRAIN DRIVERS;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; DRIVER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; RAILWAY; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME;

EID: 43449096611     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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