Fatigue is an acute and / or ongoing state that leads to physical, mental and emotional exhaustion. Fatigue can not only impair a worker from functioning safely it can also have long-term health effects.
Fatigue is caused by inadequate sleep, extended wake or circadian disruption (working at times when we would normally be sleeping). It is also influenced by factors such as task and environmental conditions. It is a very real hazard that affects performance and is a prime causal factor in many incidents in our industry.
Our Fatigue Management Awareness e-Learn course is the latest release in our suite of tools that will provide workers with the foundational knowledge to understand what fatigue is, how to recognise and mitigate the risks of fatigue, and the responsibilities of both the worker and employer when it comes to fatigue risk management.
Our Fatigue Management Awareness e-Learn course has been designed to complement our Individual Fatigue Risk Assessment Tool and tool box talks. The content is specifically targeted to frontline workers and supervisors. The e-learn course will support members in meeting their obligations for fatigue risk management by ensuring all workers have an understanding of the following:
- what fatigue is
- the impacts and effects of fatigue
- who is responsible for managing fatigue
- of the symptoms and causes of fatigue
- a method for assessing levels of fatigue
- fatigue prevention measures
- when and how fatigue must be reported
The Fatigue Management Awareness e-Learn is available in 2 formats:
- An online e-Learn for members that do not have access to, or run, a Learning Management System (LMS).
- An e-Learn course package ready to download and deploy through your LMS.
Follow this link to our Fatigue Management Awareness e-Learn.
Supporting Materials
The Health Working Group has also prepared the following Fatigue Education and risk assessment materials with input from member companies and recognised sources, available on our Fatigue Risk Management resources page:
- Fatigue Risk Management Guidance
- Individual Fatigue Risk Assessment Tool
- Fatigue Risk Management Educational Toolbox Talks
For further information, please contact [email protected]