Fifteen percent of the U.S. full-time workforce works shifts outside of a consistent, day-time schedule putting these shift workers at increased risk of fatigue and Shift Work Disorder and companies at an increased risk of accidents and errors. Further compounding the...
Fortunately, aviation accidents are relatively rare, but when they do occur, 80% are a result of human error, and of those, an estimated 15-20% are caused by pilot fatigue. (BBC, 2012) While pilot napping is a standard safety practice throughout the industry,...
Drug testing’s limitations as a safety measure have been firmly established. Yet despite experiencing these limitations, companies have continued relying on drug testing, considering it to be the only tool that can have any affect in combating impairment in their...
