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Investigating the Possible Contribution of Fatigue to Pipeline Mishaps June 2011

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Use these methods to investigate if fatigue may have contributed to the mishap. Especially, use these methods if the operators 3 of interest were shift workers, as defined by the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment (Office of Technology Assessment, 2005) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH; (Rosa & Colligan, 1997). 

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