ChirpE - 2017 NSC Congress & Expo: Sessions

Asleep at Work: Making Fatigue Risk Management Manageable (Room 233)

25 Sep 17

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Safety Management Systems

Speaker(s): Christy Gunier, International Benefits Director, Cummins, Inc.; Emily Whitcomb, Director, Work to Zero, National Safety Council - Work to Zero; Anne Kirsch, Senior Advisor Corporate Safety Initiatives, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; David Mayer, Chief Safety Officer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Conor O'Brien, Senior Project Manager, Sleep Health Institute, Harvard School of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Moderator(s): Shannon Couch, Sr. SH&E Manager West, AECOM;

Fatigue risk management systems are sets of policies and programs employers can put in place to reduce the burden and risk of fatigue in the workplace. Does the idea of developing and implementing an FRMS leave you feeling overwhelmed? In this session, we’ll discuss the paths that three employers have taken to implement FRMS in their workplace and what you can do to develop a system for your organization.