Transcript Suggestion 13 - Bowles

Topic:
Innovation in Alertness Testing
Presenter: Henry M. Bowles
President of Bowles-Langley Technology, Inc. in Alameda, California
www.bowles-langley.com
Company develops software and systems for testing human brain
performance.
Human Impairment Factors
• Factors:
– Fatigue
– Prescription drug effects
– Injury
– Illegal drug effects
– Alcohol
– Illness and stress
– Combination of above
Available Now 1 – Physical
Tests
• Tests that check for key physical changes.
• BMW. Product: ConnectedDrive.
• Other auto companies are exploring other similar
systems.
• Smart Eye AB in Sweden, product: Smart eye
• Seeing Machines, Product: faceLAB a desk mounted
machine that scans eyes and entire face. Product:
Driver State Sensor which mounts on a vehicles
dashboard and monitors for microsleep, nodding and
eye closures.
• Acunetx, Product: Safetyscope, eye scanning
technology.
Available Now 2 - Graphic Tests
– CogState - Product: Workplace. Creates a baseline,
stored on server, reports to employer.
– Bowles-Langley Technology Inc. - Product:
AlertnessCentral.com: short test, similar to a
computer game, creates baseline, tracks
performance. Monitored by managers via the
server.
Shift Management
• Shift work Management Companies
– Circadian Technology, Fatigue Risk Management
consulting. Product: FRM
– Shiftwork Solutions offers shiftwork scheduling.
– Professional Software Design, Product: PSD Logistics
– Data Connect Company Product: PRISM.
– Individual proprietary solutions.
• Integrated Systems
– Shift work management integrated with impairment
testing and drug testing.
Available on Smartphones
• Jeppesen - CrewAlert provides mathematical modeling
of crew alertness for airline flight deck and cabin
crews.
• Programmable Life, Circadian Alarm in sock
• ShiftPro, Provides a way to manage shift work, geared
toward the individual on a regular shift schedule.
• MB Solutions - Fatigue Calculator. User enters schedule
and App predicts fatigue score.
• Alertometer, by Bowles-Langley. Provides quick
screening tests for individual and network use. The
Non-networked version is available now at the Apple
App store.
iPhone Samples
Alertometer Interface for Management
Converging
Systems
Impairment
Testing
Shift Work
Scheduling
Single
Integrated
Management
System
Drug
Testing
Kumba Mine
Kumba Mine Test
• 2 Sample screens:
Why Test?
Exxon Valdez accident
Air Traffic Controllers
Productivity
Where Testing Fits
Fatigue Impairment
Alcohol Impairment
Drug Impairment
Illness/Flu/injury
Countermeasures
Impairment Screening
The No Pass Question
Employee takes test
Did not pass
Pass
Retake test
Reports to work
Interview
w/Supervisor
Countermeasures
Light Duty
Off
Summary
• Another tool in the Safety Managers toolbox.
• Minimum Requirements:
– Protect privacy
– Make sense to employees
– Provide accurate reports
– Simple to implement
– Flexibility
• Broadly effective against all impairment.