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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: auto 0in;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The NTSB report on the rear end collision in Iowa about a year ago says this:</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #666666; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: auto 0in;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">“Had the requirements described in Safety Recommendations R-02-24, -25, and -26 been in place, this crew would likely have been identified as at high risk for sleep disorders, which may have led to appropriate medical intervention.” </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why does BNSF not have Safety Recommendation R-02-24, -25, and –26 in place?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">If a crewmember is subjected to testing that indicates that he or she is at high risk from sleep disorders, what does “appropriate medical intervention” consist of?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The report says that a person identified as being at high risk for sleep disorders might receive appropriate medical intervention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>What happens if an employee is found to be at high risk from sleep disorders, but there is no medical intervention that can correct the problem?</span></span></p>
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