Fatigue Risk Management

Fatigue Risk Management Systems

Ethos Health’s Fatigue Risk Management System provides a clear, systematic and demonstrable process that enables personnel to be trained to basic skill levels to enable them to preventatively respond to avoid a fatigue-related incident.

What causes worker fatigue?

Fatigue is not a disease, but rather a symptom of many different situations, illnesses or conditions and can be defined quite simply as a feeling of weariness, tiredness or lack of energy. The presentation of fatigue can be unpredictable and its causes diverse, making its management difficult. Factors include;

Biological factors
Life away from work
Organisational factors
Work demands

No one is immune to fatigue and the effects can range from an error in a familiar task to a fatal accident. Where fatigue is a recognised risk in these working environments there are legislated obligation to manage the risks to health and safety.

Managing workforce fatigue

Level 1 - Work hours

Maximum work hour caps
Scheduled breaks
Work hour monitoring and alerts

Level 2 - Fitness For Work

Level 3 - Task & Environment

Task rotation
Self-pacing of work
Task sharing
Controlled work environments (e.g temp, respite areas)
Traffic division

Level 4 - Behavioural Response

Comprehensive fatigue training
Point-in-time fatigue self assessments (Check)

Level 5 - Error Analysis / Proofing

Ethos Health have adopted a multilayer control approach to manage the risk of fatigue. The diagram to the left illustrates that there are many layers of defence between a hazard and an accident. In theory, lapses or weaknesses in one control layer do not allow a risk to materialise, since other control layers also exist, preventing a single point of failure.

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Why trust us?

Leadership

We can support leaders to develop a clear vision and method to reduce fatigue-related risk.

Culture

Our tools and training provide a vehicle for shared and personal responsibility to manage fatigue.

Systems

We can provide you with the tools to operationalise a fatigue risk management system.

People

Provide your workers with the knowledge, skill and resources to respond to fatigue impairment and risk.

Our Fatigue Risk Management Team

Dr Trent Watson

CEO, Health & Safety Consultant

Trent has 17 years’ experience working and reviewing the impact of health- and fatigue-related interventions in the mining, transport, maritime, utilities, food and industries.

Trent’s experience, capability and currency of providing subject matter expertise regarding fatigue is illustrated by working in the area for more than a decade with a range of multinational companies. This work includes subject matter expertise in fatigue and design of Fatigue Risk Management Systems, as well as, provision of other support services.

Qualifications:

PhD, BHSc (N&D), Dip WHS, Cert IV TAE

Matt Cooper

Health & Safety Specialist

Combining a BSc Degree in Sport Performance and Postgraduate Certificate in Organisational Safety and Human Factors Matt has a unique background in how human factors influence all aspects to workplace performance and safety.

Matt’s knowledge also extends to the physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, sociology and psychology areas of performance. As a Trainer and Assessor Matt joined the Ethos Health team in 2015, and his ever-widening content knowledge and engaging delivery style has seen him maintain a net approval score greater than eight for his delivery across fatigue and injury prevention programs.

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons), GradCert, TAE Cert IV, WHS Diploma

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