CLEVELAND, November 22 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is working in conjunction with Harvard Medical School, the WGBH Educational Foundation, and the United Transportation Union to create a website for railroaders that provides them with practical information about sleep, sleep disorders and fatigue management.
Experts from the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School and media producers from the WGBH Educational Foundation are developing an educational website for BLET and UTU members and other railroaders. They are seeking input from BLET members in developing the site.
“The BLET wants to help these experts understand what information will be most important for you, as railroaders,” BLET National President Dennis Pierce said. “I urge you to participate in a survey to help them design the best website for our members.”
The survey is anonymous; members will not be asked for their names or other identifying information, and it should take you no more than 15 minutes to finish.
“Please consider this message as an encouragement to complete the survey frankly,” Pierce said.
The WGBH Educational Foundation is PBS’ largest producer of educational web and television content, such as the science series NOVA. The website is sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration’s Human Factors R&D Program and supported by the Office of Safety.
Please click on this link to begin the survey:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BBLHSEXZA
If you need more information concerning the survey, please contact BLET Director of Regulatory Affairs Steve Bruno at 202-624-8748 or Bruno@ble-t.org, or Arthur Smith at WGBH at 617-300-3927 or arthur_smith@wgbh.org.
You can find regular updates on website progress here:
http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/ext/railroaders
“Thank you for taking the time to complete this important survey,” Pierce said.