NTL Record

Title Evaluation of a Fatigue Countermeasures Training Program for Flight Attendants
Record ID 81806
Personal Name
Creator
Hauck, Erica L.; Avers, Katrina Bedell; Banks, Joy O.; Blackwell, Lauren V.
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 20111101
Language English
Abstract There is a growing population of employees that work non-traditional hours in around-the-clock operations. Cabin crew/flight attendants are part of this population and work highly variable schedules that include extended duty days, time zone changes, night schedules, and on-demand calls. These schedules conflict with the body’s natural mechanisms for managing sleep and alertness, and often result in fatigue. Fatigue countermeasure training may be necessary for the health, well-being, and safety of workers. The current research evaluated a comprehensive fatigue countermeasure training program for flight attendants using a theoretically grounded taxonomy of training criteria. Alternative evaluation strategies were also utilized to improve traditional pretest– posttest designs and provide convergent evidence of training effectiveness.
Public Note Work was accomplished under approved task AM-A-08-HRR-521
Rosap ID dot:57081
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57081
TRT Terms Training; Flight attendants; Flight crews; Education; Physiological fatigue; Countermeasures
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1361624
Report Number DOT/FAA/AM-11/18
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81800/81806/201118.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository