Policy
In some areas and activities of Multiskilled
fatigue impaired performance may have a catastrophic
affect on employee and others safety. Multiskilled
manages the risks associated with work hours and
fatigue through the utilisation of risk assessments
and fatigue management strategies (sensible rosters,
education, etc).
Risks are measured, monitored and mitigated to
reduce the risk of endangering employees and others.
Fatigue Management
We shall proactively measure, mitigate and manage
the risks associated with fatigue.
Appropriate measures, supporting procedures
and training will ensure employees are not rostered
to work shifts that will cause unacceptable levels
of work related fatigue.
The most critical factor in managing fatigue
is gaining adequate restorative sleep. In this
regard both Multiskilled and its Employees have
a shared responsibility.
- Multiskilled shall ensure Employee rosters
allow adequate breaks for necessary recovery
between shifts.
- Individuals have a duty of care to ensure
adequate recovery sleep is obtained between
shifts so that they are fit for duty for the
entire shift.
- Where our client has clear policies and practices
we shall consider their direction and follow
either our practices or theirs whichever presents
the lower risk. I.e. if the Client directs a
maximum shift length of 14 hrs and our standard
suggest we could work say 17hrs, we will follow
the Clients direction, in the reverse we should
follow our own assessment.
- Fatigue can be planned for and we should
predict its occurrence and put in place contingency
plans to provide ongoing service.
System
Multiskilled rostering system incorporates the
fatigue monitoring tool FAID (Fatigue Audit InterDyne).
All proposed and actual work hours entered into
the rostering system are assessed by FAID to determine
the work-related fatigue associated with hours
of work.
The result is reported as a fatigue ‘score’
that is assessed against predetermined values.
In addition to calculating the levels of work-related
fatigue associated with a work period, the software
can account for the level of risk associated with
the activities being undertaken during that time.
Risk assessments are conducted for shiftwork activities
adopting the approach outlined in Australian Standard
for Risk Management (AS4360).
These assessments help to identify the risks
associated with each task.
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