This
paper explains that
fatigue is a factor that is being increasingly seen as a
threat and a problem in the
aviation industry and the Air Force. It has been estimated that problems caused by fatigue costs American industry more than $18 billion a year in terms of lost productivity. The author points out that fatigue is characterized by (1) a decreased capacity for work, known as work decrement; (2) modifications in the physiological state of the individual; and (3) a feeling of
weariness, which may be accompanied by irritability, anxiety, excessive worry and a disturbed emotional state. The paper relates that reports indicate that fatigue, as a result of sleep deprivation, is not always a critical factor and that there are various factors that are interrelated and can effect the
assessments of fatigue of aviation issues. Many quotations. Graph. Table of Contents Introduction Method Results Discussion Conclusion
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