Report on results of Expert Panel deliberations concerning the proposed increase in the working window of elapsed time from 16 hours to 18 hours for inclusion in the proposed Canadian commercial vehicle drivers hours of service regulations

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1 electronic text (viii, 19 p. : table) : digital file.
Publisher: [Ottawa, Ont.] : Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, 2004

General Note:	"November 2004". "Expert Panel members, Ronald J. Heslegrave ... [et al.]." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-19).
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction -- 1.1. Mandate -- 1.2. Hours of service proposal considered -- 1.3. Expert Panel review process -- 2. Schedule considerations -- 2.1. Hours of service provisions -- 2.2. Work/rest cycles under 16- and 18-hour windows -- 2.3. Issues associated with 18-hour working window -- 3. Sustained wakefulness and performance -- 3.1. Phase shifting the work/rest cycle -- 3.2. Extending the time awake -- 3.3. Impact of sleep debt -- 3.4. Use of the off-duty period -- 3.5. Working environment practices -- 3.6. Wait time -- 3.7. Impacts of health, age and level of fitness on sleepiness -- 3.8. Impact of long split shifts on driver health -- 3.9. Log book falsification -- 3.10. Increased safety risk -- 4. Conclusions and recommendations -- References.
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