06-005-DRV: Conductores de vehículo de autotransporte fatigados

Fecha de registro	9 de marzo de 2006
Número de asunto	06-005-DRV
Nombre	Capt. Ken Urquhart
Agencia	Minnesota State Patrol
Dirección	1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 410Mendota Heights, MN, 55120United StatesVer en el mapa (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Teléfono	(651) 405-6180
Fax	(651) 405-6199
Correo electrónico	[email protected]
Comité	Comité de Control de Tráfico y Conductores
Estado	Cerrado
Resumen del asunto	Cuando la capacidad o el estado de alerta del conductor de un vehículo de autotransporte se vean tan mermados por fatiga, enfermedad o cualquier otra causa, deberá ser apartado del servicio durante un mínimo de 10 horas o hasta que su capacidad se recupere.
Justificación o necesidad	En aras de la uniformidad y la coherencia, para garantizar que todo el personal regulador o de control esté tomando las medidas adecuadas.
Solicitud de acción	A la Norma Norteamericana de Fuera de Servicio, los criterios reflejan el cambio identificado en el "Resumen del Problema". (Referencia 49 CFR 392.3 Operador Enfermo o Fatigado)
Medidas adoptadas por el comité	The committee discussed the issue and reviewed additional information and studies. Studies mentioned by participants were an Australian Driver Fatigue Study and one completed or being completed by the University of Minnesota. Other concerns mentioned were; the proper finite period of time for placing a driver out of service, if there should be separate entries for fatigue and illness and the inclusion of the wording “or any other cause”. Additionally, the committee was concerned with the subjectivity related to assessing ill or fatigued driver. Presentations were given and key points were discussed, such as, napping will not eliminate a sleep debt; need training for officers, changing attitudes towards sleeping and driving. A motion was made to make a change: Illness and Fatigue would be separated: When the commercial motor vehicle driver’s ability or alertness is so impaired through fatigue, he/she would be placed out of service for a minimum of 10 hours or until no longer impaired whichever of the two are greater. During discussion arguments were made about taking the subjectivity away from the officer and if we would be making this a bigger issue than we wanted it to be as it is infrequently enforced. It was further suggested to leave the wording the way it was and give the officers discretion instead of requiring them to place the driver OOS for 10 hrs when a simple medication can correct the problem within minutes. The motion failed and the wording remained for the OOS as: "declare driver out-of-service until no longer fatigued."

Fecha de registro

9 de marzo de 2006

Número de asunto

06-005-DRV

Nombre

Capt. Ken Urquhart

Agencia

Minnesota State Patrol

Dirección

1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 410Mendota Heights, MN, 55120United StatesVer en el mapa

Teléfono

(651) 405-6180

Fax

(651) 405-6199

Correo electrónico

[email protected]

Comité

Comité de Control de Tráfico y Conductores

Estado

Cerrado

Resumen del asunto

Cuando la capacidad o el estado de alerta del conductor de un vehículo de autotransporte se vean tan mermados por fatiga, enfermedad o cualquier otra causa, deberá ser apartado del servicio durante un mínimo de 10 horas o hasta que su capacidad se recupere.

Justificación o necesidad

En aras de la uniformidad y la coherencia, para garantizar que todo el personal regulador o de control esté tomando las medidas adecuadas.

Solicitud de acción

A la Norma Norteamericana de Fuera de Servicio, los criterios reflejan el cambio identificado en el "Resumen del Problema". (Referencia 49 CFR 392.3 Operador Enfermo o Fatigado)

Medidas adoptadas por el comité

The committee discussed the issue and reviewed additional information and studies. Studies mentioned by participants were an Australian Driver Fatigue Study and one completed or being completed by the University of Minnesota. Other concerns mentioned were; the proper finite period of time for placing a driver out of service, if there should be separate entries for fatigue and illness and the inclusion of the wording “or any other cause”. Additionally, the committee was concerned with the subjectivity related to assessing ill or fatigued driver. Presentations were given and key points were discussed, such as, napping will not eliminate a sleep debt; need training for officers, changing attitudes towards sleeping and driving. A motion was made to make a change: Illness and Fatigue would be separated: When the commercial motor vehicle driver’s ability or alertness is so impaired through fatigue, he/she would be placed out of service for a minimum of 10 hours or until no longer impaired whichever of the two are greater. During discussion arguments were made about taking the subjectivity away from the officer and if we would be making this a bigger issue than we wanted it to be as it is infrequently enforced. It was further suggested to leave the wording the way it was and give the officers discretion instead of requiring them to place the driver OOS for 10 hrs when a simple medication can correct the problem within minutes. The motion failed and the wording remained for the OOS as: "declare driver out-of-service until no longer fatigued."