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Topic: Innovation in Alertness Testing

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. Factors: Fatigue Prescription drug effects Injury

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Topic: Innovation in Alertness Testing

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  1. 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.

  2. Factors: Fatigue Prescription drug effects Injury Illegal drug effects Alcohol Illness and stress Combination of above Human Impairment Factors

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. iPhone Samples

  8. Alertometer Interface for Management

  9. Converging Systems Impairment Testing Shift Work Scheduling Single Integrated Management System Drug Testing

  10. Kumba Mine

  11. Kumba Mine Test • 2 Sample screens:

  12. Why Test? Exxon Valdez accident Air Traffic Controllers

  13. Productivity

  14. Where Testing Fits Fatigue Impairment Impairment Screening Alcohol Impairment Drug Impairment Illness/Flu/injury Countermeasures

  15. The No Pass Question Employee takes test Did not pass Pass Retake test Reports to work Countermeasures Interview w/Supervisor Light Duty Off

  16. 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.

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