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Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation

Posted by Gold_12th on Tue Apr 22 19:25:59 2014

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A new Metro-North directive would require the 350 engineers who work for the railway to be evaluated in the coming months for sleep apnea.

Earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that the engineer, william rockefeller suffered from a severe form of sleep apnea in a derailment late last year. The incident left four people dead and dozens injured.

Mike Doyle, general chairman of the Officials with the Association of Commuter Rail Employees union, told Eyewitness News in a statement that, "recognizing that an undiagnosed sleep disorder likely was a major contributing factor to the tragic accident ... our organization is working with Metro-North to establish a program to help identify engineers who may suffer from the same medical condition."

MTA chief spokesman Adam Lisberg said there are still a lot of questions about the screening and that it will be extended to all safety-sensitive personnel. "We haven't agreed on what to do in the program," he said. "We're working on plans for addressing sleep apnea for critical safety personnel, but have no final plans yet for what we'll do."

Dr. Steven Feinsilver, of Mount Sinai, is an expert on sleep disorders. He applauded the move, but warned that screening for sleep apnea is easier said than done.

Feinsilver said the best testing is an overnight sleep study which can be a "relatively complicated thing to do."

"It's a serious public health problem. It's a common disease," he said.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/northern_suburbs&id=9512820

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Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation

Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Tue Apr 22 19:52:37 2014, in response to Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation, posted by Gold_12th on Tue Apr 22 19:25:59 2014.

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Only a matter of time.

Then LIRR.

Then subways.

Then buses.

"When 1 is guilty, all are guilty".

If proper safety equipment was installed in the cab car this would not have happened.

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Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Apr 22 23:17:29 2014, in response to Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation, posted by Bill From Maspeth on Tue Apr 22 19:52:37 2014.

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Yeah, but blame the meatbag is a whole lot cheaper. :(

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Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation

Posted by BLE-NIMX on Wed Apr 23 01:06:04 2014, in response to Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation, posted by Bill From Maspeth on Tue Apr 22 19:52:37 2014.

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7 and a half hours of cab time for an 8 hour day, what could possibly put a NYCT T/O to sleep?

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Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation

Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Apr 23 09:18:52 2014, in response to Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation, posted by BLE-NIMX on Wed Apr 23 01:06:04 2014.

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Tell me about it.

I've had more than one on one battles with TSS' about that.

"You preach proper rest, but in and out all day without lunch or 15-20 minutes of it or just having enough time to take a piss on your so called recovery time is just as bad as coming in with improper rest".

Response: a shrug of the shoulders or a "call the union". The fact of the matter is the union has no say over work programs, they can only voice their "concerns" to management.

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Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation

Posted by Broadway Lion on Wed Apr 23 10:22:29 2014, in response to Re: Metro-North engineers to require sleep apnea evaluation, posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Apr 23 09:18:52 2014.

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The Onion does have a say in the matter. That say occurs at the bargaining table.

LION has sleepy apnea, and has a breathing machine. Him can sleep for 10 hours at night and then after breakyfaste him can lie down for a nap.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT is Sleep Apnea does NOT disqualify one from running a train or driving a truck. What DOES disqualify CDL licenses is being in non-compliance with the use of your CPAP machine. The machine keeps a record of all of your sleep and is reported to your doctor and non-compliance to licensing authorities.

If you have a machine USE IT!!! I dreaded the thought of having to use such a machine, but now that I have it, it is the most wonderful thing that has happened to a night's sleep. And in case of an "event" it will proff that you are in compliance.

ROAR ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...................

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