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FLIGHT ATTENDANT
WORK/REST PATTERNS, ALERTNESS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
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Council 69/BOS
LEC Representatives - Contact Information
Dear Members,
FLIGHT ATTENDANT WORK/REST PATTERNS, ALERTNESS AND
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
The U.S. Congress and the President have directed the FAA Civil
Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) in Oklahoma City to conduct
research concerning fatigue among U.S. Flight Attendants. To
this end, the FAA, in cooperation with the Institutes for
Behavior Resources (IBR), is conducting a Field Study on
activity, sleep, and mental fatigue experienced by US Flight
Attendants.
AFA-CWA has actively led the flght for the FAA to conduct a
comprehensive flight attendant fatigue study and we encourage
you to volunteer for this vital and important research.
FAA CAMI and IBR are seeking *210* volunteers for participation
in this multi-week study, spread out over the next several
months. Participants will be selected from the three different
carrier types (network; low-cost, and regional) and additionally
selected based on a mixed seniority criteria.
Participants must be active U.S based flight attendants
Participants will wear a wristwatch-shaped device on their
non-dominant wrist (records activity and sleep) throughout the
study, and a pedometer on their ankle (measures number of steps
taken) when working.
Using a portable handheld electronic device ( a PDA),
participants will complete an activity log and various
self-report questionnaires and reaction time assessments every
day (work and non-work days) throughout the study.
Total time spent on the study is about 1-2 hours per day, broken
up across several ~ 15 min. logbook/task sessions throughout
each day.
All data will be kept confidential by IBR and will not be
personally identifiable to the participants' employers or
officials from the FAA.
Participants will receive $400.00 upon completion of the study
and safe return of the research equipment.
If you are interested in participation, volunteers should go to:
http://faa.snapsurveys.com/surveylogin.asp?k=122857577683
The website explains how the study is conducted; requests
information about the type of trips you typically fly and how to
contact you and provides a point of contact for further
information and answers to your questions. Study personnel from
an independent research institute (IBR) will contact 50 flight
attendants each month over the next four to five months to
arrange participation. All volunteers will receive monthly
emails updating them of their status regarding selection for the
field study.
Thank you for taking the time to review this important
information.
Council 69
Officers
Lynne Caramello
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LECP/BOS
LCaramello@afausairways.org
HM Office 781 289 8454
Mobile 617 470 3872
FAX 1 206 289 8457
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Council
69/BOS LEC Representatives - Contact Information
Lynne Caramello - LECP -
LCaramello@afausairways.org
Sherri Baker -
LECVP -
SBaker@afausairways.org
Sherri Baker - Reserve Representative -
sbaker@afausairways.org
Jill Atwood - LEC Secretary -
JAtwood@afausairways.org
Jill Atwood - LEC Safety Representative -
JAtwood@afausairways.org
Heather Santello - LEC Uniform Representative
FYI
- Do you have the MedLink number to program in your cell phone -
1-602 239-3627 / program it in now. Should you find yourself
or another crewmember needing Medlink on a layover you can call
this number.
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Do you have the Flightline questions number? - 1 800 659
9859
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