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Anyone
challenged by around-the-clock operations, time-zone changes, or altered
shift schedules will benefit from the broad range of products and services
offered by Alertness Solutions, which include:
Products
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Z-Coach ®
Z-Coach is an innovative and comprehensive
online program that provides individuals and
organizations with knowledge, strategies and
tools to achieve peak performance and safety
through optimal sleep and alertness. |
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Awake
at the Wheel®
DWT Driving While Tired may account for up to 20% of
motor vehicle crashes. Awake at the Wheel is a unique alert driving tool
with an audio CD and a printed guide, that combines information on sleep
and circadian basics, fatigue self-evaluation, alertness strategies, trip
planning, safe driving activities, and practical tools in an engaging,
"real time" format for use when drivers need it most
on the road.
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Alert
Traveler®: Your Passport to Managing Jet Lag
The Alert Traveler passport is a handy reference guide to techniques
for managing jet lag. Its recommendations have helped airline pilots stay
alert enough to land a 747 after a seven-hour flight involving numerous
time zone changes. They can help you enjoy a restful, clear-headed journey.
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AvAlert®
AvAlert provides corporate flight operators with the education, tools,
and training they need to successfully implement an Alertness Management
Program (AMP). AvAlert's CD-ROM presentation incorporates interactive
lessons, practical tools and paper and electronic forms all in one comprehensive,
easy-to-use package. The program provides corporate flight departments
with the knowledge and materials they need to create a comprehensive AMP,
literally overnight. Business flight operations are diverse, and AvAlert
helps each operator address their unique requirements by enabling them
to create a tailored AMP for their department.
For some more information
read this from Aviation International News.
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Services
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Comprehensive
programs
Addressing fatigue is a complex undertaking. The most effective approach
for many organizations will be a comprehensive and integrated Alertness
Management Program (AMP) that draws on the latest scientific findings
on fatigue physiology, and that uses proven strategies to minimize fatigue
and to promote alertness and performance on the job.
Fatigue is acknowledged
as a prominent safety issue in operational settings. To evaluate how your
organization is handling fatigue-related issues download the Alertness
Management Safety Evaluation tool.
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Alertness
Metrics Technology (AMT)
AMT provides an innovative approach to collecting objective data related
to fatigue, alertness, safety and performance in real world operational
settings. Using state-of-the-art technology, AMT is a streamlined, cost-effective
method to obtain empirical data that can be used to guide challenging
operational decisions involving scheduling issues, alertness strategies,
24/7 operations, and safety.
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Education
& training
As a foundation for any successful approach to manage fatigue, education
activities can include presentations,
videos, in-house or train-the-trainer courses, brochures, intranet/internet
content, or other materials tailored to meet company needs.
Investigating
Human Fatigue Factors
Alertness Solutions has teamed up with the NTSB Academy to present a two-day
course (first held March 2004) to train investigators and safety personnel
in methods on how to identify fatigue factors in accidents and incidents.
For more information, click here.
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Specialized
projects
One of the strengths Alertness Solutions offers is the ability to
adapt products and services to an organization's specific needs. This
has resulted in several tailored projects, such as a two-part study with
Hilton Hotels to examine how travel affects the productivity of frequent
travelers; a customized self-evaluation tool (ASET) designed for an airline
to help pilots assess their personal alertness status; and several unique
scheduling projects for airlines.
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Alert Traveler®
Jet lag and fatigue can degrade every aspect of your functioning when
traveling. Corporations can reduce the hidden costs of travel and optimize
business outcomes by providing the Alert Traveler seminar for their corporate
executives and travelers. This informative and lively presentation provides
a wide range of practical, proven strategies for managing jet lag and
maintaining alertness.
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Other services include:
Scheduling guidance
Scientific review & technology
evaluation
Research
Legal & policy advice
Accident/incident investigation
Healthy sleep programs
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