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Topic: FACT OF THE DAY
Fatigue v. Blood Alcohol Content
November 13, 2009
- Being awake for 17 hours impairs performance to the same level as having a 0.05 blood alcohol content.
- Being awake for 20 hours impairs performance to the same level as having a 0.1 blood alcohol content.
Source: Fatigue – Prevention in the Workplace
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I was unable to open the "source" document supporting the statements on fatigue.
I was also unable to open the source domuments.
I also was unable to open the source document. I found this document, "Fatigue Prevention in the workplace" on this web site
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/resources/file/eb87fc08b727473/vwa_fatigue_handbook.pdf
The statements above are in a box on page 4.
Sorry about the problems with the link to the source document. Here it is: http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/resources/file/eb87fc08b727473/vwa_fatigue_handbook.pdf
Sorry about the problem with the link to the source document. Here it is: http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/resources/file/eb87fc08b727473/vwa_fatigue_handbook.pdf
The papers that this is based on are as follows:
Dawson, D. and K. Reid, Fatigue, alcohol and performance impairment. Nature, 1997. 388(6639): p. 235.
Arnedt, J.T., et al., How do prolonged wakefulness and alcohol compare in the decrements they produce on a simulated driving task? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2001. 33(3): p. 337-44.
Further information is available from Drew Dawson's web site http://www.drewdawson.com