Module 1
FMP Introduction and Overview
Module 1 Overview
• Introduction to Fatigue
• Overview of Fatigue Management Program
• Module Summaries
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
CMV
commercial motor vehicle
FMP
Fatigue Management Program
FMT
fatigue management technology
HOS
hours-of-service
OSA
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Module Objectives (1 of 2)
• Define Fatigue Management Program (FMP)
• Identify need for fatigue management in Commercial
Motor Vehicle (CMV) operations
• Identify benefits of implementing the FMP
• Identify importance of the corporate change process,
driver scheduling, fatigue management training, and
sleep apnea screening and treatment
• Identify major elements of the FMP
• Identify what is in the implementation manual
• Identify major topics covered in each module
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Module Objectives (2 of 2)
• Identify how the FMP assesses your learning in
each module
• Identify which modules are designed for drivers,
carrier executives and managers, drivers’ families,
trainers, shippers and receivers, and dispatchers
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Lesson 1: Fatigue
Introduction to Fatigue
• What is fatigue?
• Combination of symptoms
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Decreased alertness
Decreased attention to the environment
Reduced performance
Reduced motivation
Irritability
Impaired judgment
Feelings of drowsiness
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Fatigue vs. Sleepiness
• Fatigue may also be physical and felt in the
body
– De-energized, sore, achy
• Sleepiness felt in mind
– Heavy eyes, difficulty
concentrating
• Physical fatigue is generally not
the main problem, while
sleepiness and mental fatigue are
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Characteristics of Fatigue (1 of 2)
• Acute (short-term)
fatigue
• Chronic (long-term)
fatigue
– May be experienced daily
– Reduced or eliminated by a
night’s sleep or nap
– Caffeine or rest (without sleep)
may temporarily perk up
alertness
– But obtaining sleep is
important to alleviate acute
fatigue
– Inadequate sleep, or sleep
deprivation, over
weeks/months
– Personal, home life, or workrelated stressors may
contribute
– Need a few nights of long,
sound sleep or break from
work
– May be linked to obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) or other
sleep disorders
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Characteristics of Fatigue (2 of 2)
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Loss of alertness, attention, and vigilance
Reduced field-of-vision
Wandering thoughts/boredom
Loss of motivation
Slow reactions, poor response
Impaired judgment
– Adversely affects safe driving practices
• Impaired memory
• Occasionally experience microsleeps
• Little effect on purely physical tasks
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How Fatigue Affects Commercial
Motor Vehicle Fleets
• Fatigue’s role in crashes
– Principal cause in 31% fatal-to-the-driver large truck
crashes (NTSB, 1990)
– Asleep-at-the-wheel in 4% of heavy vehicle crashes
(Knipling & Wang, 2004)
– Associated factor in 13% of serious heavy vehicle crashes
(FMCSA, 2006)
• Fatigue-related crashes
may be result of:
– Lack of sleep/sleep disorders
– Extended driving hours
– Switching day and night shifts
without time to adjust
– Work conditions
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Health and Wellness Issues (1 of 2)
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Disrupts circadian rhythm
Increased blood pressure
Increased risk of heart disease
Gastrointestinal problems
Increased calorie consumption
Weight gain
Type II diabetes
Poor immune system function
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Health and Wellness Issues (2 of 2)
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More likely to smoke & use alcohol
Irritability and depression
Disrupts relationships
Worsens psychiatric conditions
Decreased quality of life
Increased sick days
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Lesson 2: FMP
FMP Overview
• No simple solution to mitigate driver fatigue
• A comprehensive approach to effectively manage fatigue
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Corporate culture
Education and training
Sleep disorder screening and treatment
Scheduling and tools
Fatigue monitoring and management
technologies
• Collaboration between drivers, families,
management, dispatchers, and customers
• Applicable regardless of industry type and
fleet size
• Benefits can be found if implemented
appropriately
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Benefits of an FMP
• Safety
– Reduced fatigue-related risks
– Improved driver alertness
– Reduced crashes and near crashes
• Health and well-being
– Increased job and life satisfaction
– Fewer health complications
– Weight loss
• Financial
– Reduced legal exposure
– Lower healthcare and crash costs
– Increased productivity through reduced absenteeism
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FMP Format
• FMP information organized in a series of
modules covering different fatigue topics
• Instruction options
– Instructor-led PowerPoint presentation
– Web-based non-interactive course
– Web-based interactive course
• Quizzes to assess learning
• End of lesson tests
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Implementation Manual
• Step-by-step guide for implementing an FMP
• For carrier management, including:
– President/CEO
– Safety managers
– Fleet managers
– Logistics managers
– Transportation managers
• Practical, easy-to-understand
reference guide
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Overview of the Implementation
Manual
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Definition and benefits of an FMP
Role of safety culture
Roles and responsibility in an FMP
Performance measures and rewards in an FMP
Risk management
Guide to corporate culture change
How to select trainers
Step-by-step guide to implement a sleep
disorders screening and treatment program
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Lesson 3: Module Summaries
Instructional Modules
Module
Title
Target Audience
Estimated
Duration
1
FMP Introduction and Overview
Carrier Executives and Managers
45 minutes
2
Safety Culture and Management
Practices
Carrier Executives and Managers
1.5 hours
3
Driver Education
Drivers
3 hours
4
Driver Family Education
Drivers’ Spouses and Family
45 minutes
5
Train-the-Trainer for Driver Education
and Family Forum
6
Shippers and Receivers
Shippers and Receivers
30 minutes
7
Motor Carrier Sleep Disorders
Management
Carrier Executives and Managers
1.5 hours
8
Driver Sleep Disorders Management
Drivers
1.25 hours
9
Driver Scheduling and Tools
Dispatchers and Managers *
1 hour
10
Fatigue Monitoring and Management
Technologies
Carrier Executives and Managers
1 hour
Trainers
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Module 2: Safety Culture and
Management Practices
• Understand how various safety culture
components can be used to implement and
maintain a successful FMP
• Introduction to safety culture
• Corporate responsibilities and roles in FMP
implementation
• Strategies for engaging and empowering staff
and generating commitment in the FMP
• Overview of organizational culture change
• Performance measures to gauge
effectiveness of the FMP
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Module 3: Driver Education
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Introduction to fatigue/drowsiness
Sleep, alertness, and wellness
Introduction to sleep disorders
Critical fatigue management
knowledge, skills, and attitudes
• Hours-of-Service (HOS) and
scheduling
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Module 4: Driver Family Education
• Driver health and wellness
• Teach drivers’ families critical
driver fatigue management
knowledge, skills, and attitudes
relevant to home life
• Strategies for improving sleep and
alertness
• Introduction to sleep disorders
• Improve home support for driver
sleep hygiene
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Module 5: Train-the-Trainer for Driver
Education and Family Forum
• Prepare carrier management/trainers to teach
Modules 3 and 4 and facilitate web-based
learning
• Introduction to the trainer’s role in the FMP
• Trainer activities and responsibilities
• FMP training structure and features
• Principles and strategies for effective instruction
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Module 6: Shipper and Receiver
Education
• Teach driver fatigue knowledge, skills, and
attitudes relevant to shipper/receiver actions
• Improve shipper/receiver support for driver rest
and HOS compliance
• Industry guidelines and standards
• “Chain of Responsibility”
concept
• Shipper and receiver best
practices for reducing
driver fatigue
Drivers
Carriers
Driver
Shippers &
Families
Receivers
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Module 7: Motor Carrier Sleep
Disorders Management
• Introduction to sleep disorders, including obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA)
• Prevention and treatment of OSA
• Corporate responsibility and roles in identifying,
treating, and managing sleep disorders
• Developing and implementing a sleep
disorders management program
• Strategies for providing driver support
and encouragement
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Module 8: Driver Sleep Disorders
Management
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Inform drivers about sleep disorders, including OSA
Introduction to sleep disorders
Signs, symptoms and implications of OSA
Screening and testing for sleep disorders
Treatment options for OSA
Complying with obstructive OSA
treatment
• Working with managers for a successful
FMP
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Module 9: Driver Scheduling and Tools
• Teach best practices to develop and implement a
practical, dynamic, and effective driver scheduling
program
• Introduction to fatigue and its effects
• Scheduling factors that drive fatigue
• Limitations of current work/rest regulations
• Shared responsibility in minimizing fatigue in schedules
• Scheduling and tools
• Scheduling challenges/case studies
Scheduling
and
Management
Regulators
Drivers
Fatigue
Management
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Module 10: Fatigue Monitoring and
Management Technologies
• Educate management on fatigue management
technologies (FMT) and their successful selection
and integration in a fleet FMP
• Introduction to FMTs
• Back-office level FMTs vs. driver-level FMTs
• Concepts of FMTs
• Current FMTs
• Deployment considerations
• Operational guidelines
• New technologies evaluation
Back Office Level
Non-driver
measures
Driver Level
Driver
Physiological
Measures
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Psychomotor
Vehicle
Kinematics
&
Driver Input
Skills
Both Levels
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Instructional Modules
Module
Title
Target Audience
Estimated
Duration
1
FMP Introduction and Overview
Carrier Executives and Managers
45 minutes
2
Safety Culture and Management
Practices
Carrier Executives and Managers
1.5 hours
3
Driver Education
Drivers
3 hours
4
Driver Family Education
Drivers’ Spouses and Family
45 minutes
5
Train-the-Trainer for Driver Education
and Family Forum
Carrier Safety Managers and other
Trainers
3.5 hours
6
Shippers and Receivers
Shippers and Receivers
30 minutes
7
Motor Carrier Sleep Disorders
Management
Carrier Executives and Managers
1.5 hours
8
Driver Sleep Disorders Management
Drivers
1.25 hours
9
Driver Scheduling and Tools
Dispatchers and Managers *
1 hour
10
Fatigue Monitoring and Management
Technologies
Carrier Executives and Managers
1 hour
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