Wellness Wednesday: Long-haul trucker Bob Stanton on sleep apnea screening

Trucker Bob Stanton is an outspoken advocate for common-sense regulations regarding the health and well-being of truck drivers and advocates for sleep apnea screening through healthcare channels.

From NBC News 5 Chicago: Sleep Apnea Screening for Truckers Stirs Debate:

“Dave Moss is in charge of safety for a Chicago-based motor carrier and a representative of the Illinois Trucking Association.  He said it’s best to leave screening up to health experts. …’You give the occupational health facility the power to do it or not do it,’ Moss said. ‘It’s up to them. They’re the physicians. They’re the ones doing the physicals. I think they would know best.’”

Check out 12 links to sleep apnea among transportation workers in SHC:

• Drowsy driving legislation: OOIDA rehearing petition on sleep apnea rules rejected, “lacked standing” (Mar 22, 2018)
• BC diesel spill caused by sleepy sailor, America’s racial sleep gap, how to sleep on a plane, more (Dec 8, 2017)
• 12% of Jersey Transit diagnosed with sleep apnea, Bo Jackson snoozes, sleeping judges, more (Nov 10, 2017)
• Hurricane PTSD, train crashes caused by sleep apnea, and more (Sept 22, 2017)
• Check out our Twitter Moment discussing sleep apnea, truckers, and highway safety (Aug 9, 2017)
• Controversial ideas in Sleep: Driverless cars… Yay or Nay? (June 30, 2017)
• Infographic: Cleanup on Highway 17! Unusual drowsy driving crashes (June 28, 2017)
• Drowsy Driving spotlight: The infamous SHC “hit” list returns (June 13, 2017)
• Has sleep deprivation gone off the rails? (Jan 26, 2017)
• If you’re feeling sleepy on a flight, imagine what it must be like being a pilot (Jan 25, 2017)
• Need a ride? Make sure the driver isn’t sleep deprived (Jan 24, 2017)
• Sleep and Society || Tracy Morgan Takes on Wal-Mart (Oct 2, 2014)