PennTRAIN: Fatigue Awareness for Transit Employees

Thursday October 10, 2024 - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Transit services should be first and foremost safe. Fatigue is a significant root cause of vehicle accidents, near misses, customer complaints about rudeness, and can be a contributor to onboard assaults when a person is in a state of acute or chronic fatigue. Fitness for Duty should drive all legal, policy and daily operating decisions by the agency and fatigue critically affects an employee’s ability to perceive and react quickly and appropriately. Agencies must have in place appropriate policies and procedures for identifying and preventing issues related to fatigue. Transit agencies must determine that frontline employees (bus and van operators, mechanics, dispatchers) are fit for duty, physically, emotionally, and mentally for their difficult and potentially dangerous jobs.

A discussion on the legal, and policy positions each agency should have in place and what steps they can and should take when an employee is found to be either in a state of acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) fatigue.

Additionally, attendees will receive information on the operational issues and agency responsibilities concerning front-line employees with fatigue. This will include the important role of dispatchers and supervisors in identifying fatigue and steps they should take.

Also, a discussion will take place to better understand how fatigue affects the physical and mental capabilities of employees and how to improve sleep habits to reduce the likelihood of fatigue related accidents and incidents. Attendees will learn how fitness for duty, as it relates to fatigue, should drive all legal, policy and daily operation decisions of the agency.

Presented by: Jill Nagy, Summers Nagy Law Office & Michael Noel, Noel Training & Consulting

Cost: 

• PPTA Members: $0
• Out of State: $99

PPTA cancellation policy applies.

This session is virtual. Please have your camera and mic ready on the day of training. 

Available Seats: 50