CVSA adopts the North American Fatigue Management Program
WASHINGTON – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has partnered with the North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP) to help mitigate the risk of accidents from drowsy drivers while driving. The NAFMP was developed by medical and sleep scientists in Canada and the United States as part of a comprehensive, multi-year, four-phase process, according to a press release from the CVSA.
“Our goal at CVSA is to prevent accidents involving commercial motor vehicles,” said CVSA President Captain John Broers of the South Dakota Highway Patrol. “Offering the North American Fatigue Management Program as one of the Alliance’s driving education programs is helping us do our part to address crashes caused by fatigue and fatigue. conductors. “
FMCSA Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi said her agency was “excited about this additional opportunity to partner with CVSA to tackle driver fatigue. The FMCSA has supported NAFMP since its inception and looks forward to CVSA continuing to deliver this important program to educate the trucking industry on driver fatigue.
The program aims to prevent driver fatigue and eliminate fatigue-related crashes by:
- Provide easy-to-access online training and education on fatigue prevention to commercial vehicle drivers, motor carrier executives and managers, freight forwarders and receivers, dispatchers, driver managers, spouses and families of drivers, managers and safety trainers, etc. ;
- Encourage a safety culture for road carriers that proactively considers situations that can contribute to driver fatigue and fights to prevent it;
- Identify sleep disorders and treatment options; and
- Use of driver fatigue management technologies.
In addition, CVSA plans to improve, improve and develop the program by:
- Hosting of live and recorded question and answer sessions;
- Provide a moderated forum where users can ask questions and provide comments;
- Provide information sessions at CVSA events and conferences;
- Organize program and steering committee meetings to discuss program improvements;
- Offer webinars on various topics relevant to fatigue management; and
- Offering Spanish content in addition to English and French.
“CVSA has the ideal infrastructure of events and communication channels to foster NAFMP,” said NAFMP Steering Committee Chairman Roger Clarke.
Carriers, owner-operators and drivers can download a step-by-step implementation manual and register on the e-learning platform for the program’s courses.
“This program has the potential to reduce the risks associated with fatigue, improve the alertness, health and well-being of drivers, increase productivity and reduce accidents and fatalities on the road,” said Broers said. “The online training and educational courses available through this program are free, voluntary, self-paced, and available 24/7. We encourage all drivers and carriers to use these online tools.
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