The tents are furnished with sleeping bags, pillows, camping mats, eyeshades, radios, alarm clocks, headphones and cassettes that play relaxation music. The tents are used more frequently during peak periods when we have deadlines. Many times they are used over lunch and in the afternoon. Generally, they are used a few times each week. We see this as a new way of increasing productivity.
People get more done when they can sleep.
I take my medication, lie down, and sleep for an hour. Once my medication kicks in, I'm fine. She can rest in a Spent Tent and then go back to work when she feels better. Based on a symposium on fatigue sponsored by the NASA Ames Research Center and the National Transportation Safety Board, BNSF was introduced to the latest information about sleep, rest, and alertness based on research done for the US Space Program. Lindsey helped with the implementation of the napping strategy for all train and engine employees in 1997.