Posts Tagged ‘Sleep Apnea’
Dozens of NJ Transit Engineers Were Diagnosed With Sleep Apnea, Agency Says
More than 40 New Jersey Transit train engineers were sidelined after testing imposed in the wake of a deadly rail crash found that they suffered from sleep apnea, the agency said Wednesday following mandates instituted after the deadly crash in Hoboken last year. Pei-Sze Cheng reports. (Published Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017) Submitted by New Jersey…
Read MoreU.S. officials no longer pushing to test truck drivers, train engineers for sleep apnea, despite role in deadly crashes
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk. The Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said late last week that they are no…
Read MoreTrucking reps dispute claims of link between apnea and crashes
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Members involved with the trucking, railroad and medical industries spoke out on the possibility of mandated sleep apnea testing during the first of three public listening sessions on Thursday in Washington, D.C. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration published an advance notice…
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