Epic Fail: Deja Vu Edition

The Federal Aviation Administration said the unnamed controller slept for five hours intentionally during the midnight shift on Feb. 19 in Knoxville, Tenn.

It's the second incident in as many months that an FAA controller fell asleep during a midnight shift. A supervisor working alone at Washington's Reagan National Airport fell asleep for at least 24 minutes shortly after midnight on March 23.

The difference is the first guy dozed in his chair, while the second fellow apparently made a makeshift bed.  At least one emergency situation was delayed while he slept.   I have worked night shifts, some lonely and quiet.  I know how tiring it can be, and how tempting a tiny little nap can seem when there is nobody around to know the difference.  But perhaps it's time to review some policies for changes and up the bar a little, what do you say?