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HUMAN PERFORMANCE: Jay Barrett (MIA) is the NATCA Liaison for Human Performance. Mr. Barrett's latest update for the membership is below. · The Human Performance Team (HPT) has been very active the past few months in defining exactly what the scope and substance of the team will be. The ultimate goal is to influence Agency vision, analysis and policy in all areas of NAS operations. The office is trifurcated with the mature fatigue risk management office, a human factors office and a newly formed health and wellness office. The HPT is now staffed with a PhD Fatigue Scientist and a PhD Human Factors Psychologist. My role is to work alongside the HPT manager and coordinate activities in each office and collaborate on the implementation of activities. · The fatigue office is the most mature of the three having been in existence since 2009. Recent activities include: o Watch schedule modeling support was provided to Oakland Center (ZOA) oceanic areas in response to their request to institute an alternate means of compliance (AMOC) for the fatigue prescriptive work rules implemented in January of 2015, Specifically they are looking for relief to FAA 7210.3 paragraph 2-6-7 concerning a 0530L dayshift prior to a midnight shift. Their request is with air traffic and the FRMT has essentially completed this work. o Dr. Nancy Wesensten has been working on a risk analysis matrix that will align with the SMS process and other established matrices currently used in the safety office. This matrix would allow for categories of risk assignment based on modeling of watch schedules using the SAFTE-FAST model the office has been using since its formation. o Compliance reports are being massaged in order to monitor fatigue work rules contained in the 7210.3. These reports will allow for identification of facilities where the fatigue work rules may be misunderstood and/or inappropriately applied. o Currently the Fully Charged workgroup is working on a series of videos and informational brochures to increase fatigue awareness among the workforce. o Work continues on a fatigue alertness application. The app will allow individuals to input their work schedule, time awake and any caffeine ingested to provide an informational prediction of alertness going forward. The app will also provide information on sleep disorders and strategies on how to increase the user's alertness profile. Projected release continues to be at CFS. o PFS content is now developed on a quarterly basis rather than every month. It was agreed that the HPT would alternate subjects between Fatigue, HF and H&W month over month. o Planning has begun on performing additional fatigue field studies. There is a desire from the Fatigue Safety Steering Committee (FSSC) to validate current fatigue working rules and assess the status of the operation since the NASA study in 2011. Intent is to make this field work an ongoing part of the FRMT's work plan. · The human factors office has been very active since hiring the new manager. Activities here include: o There have been numerous requests to assist facilities with very low

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