Standard

Fatigue Management Program Requirements

Abstract

This document provides standard requirements for rail transit agencies in establishing and implementing a fatigue management program and related systems.

Document History
Document Number Version Publication Date Publication Related Information
APTA RT-OP-S-023-17 Rev. 1 09/11/2025 Published Current
APTA RT-OP-S-023-17 Original 04/07/2017 Published Superseded

Keywords

fatigue, fatigue management program, fatigue risk management program, fitness for duty, health, hours of service, rest

Summary

This standard provides rail transit agencies with the baseline requirements for fatigue management programs (FMPs) in order to mitigate the impacts of fatigue on their operations and thereby improve the quality and safety of rail service. It also includes recommendations regarding the use of fatigue risk management systems. APTA recognizes that each rail transit agency has unique design and operating characteristics and that each rail transit agency will therefore have different titles and roles that its program would need to focus on.

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