Apnea safety control

A system configured to determine machine operation settings, the system comprising:

• a data interface for receiving sleep quality data carrying information on the sleep quality of a person;
• a sleep quality assessment unit for determining a sleep quality indicator indicative of the sleep quality of the person based on the received sleep quality data, wherein the sleep quality indicator is determined based on a number of apnea or hypopnea events;
• and
• a safety unit for determining machine operation settings prior to an intended operation of a machine by the person based on the sleep quality indicator, the machine operation settings being indicative of an allowed operation of the machine by the person,
• wherein the machine operation settings refer to restrictions or constraints on the operation of the machine and include values describing an accessible functional range defining which functions of the machine can be accessed by the person and to which extent each of the functions can be accessed, and
• wherein the machine operation settings include one or more of a maximum operation duration of the machine, a number of passengers permitted to be taken along with the person in the machine, a maximum load of the machine, an operation duration of the machine without rest, a driving velocity of the machine, a maximum operation speed of one or more moving parts of the machine, a minimum required resting time of the person while operating the machine, or a number and/or duration of required pauses for and/or surveillance of the person.