Managing Rosters, Hours of Work and Workplace...

Managing Rosters, Hours of Work and Workplace Fatigue

Australian Sugar Milling Council Safety Conference

21 March 2013

Managing Workplace Fatigue

Key Strategies

► Site Specific Roster Design

► Health, Alertness and Lifestyle Education Training

► Management of Actual Hours of Work

Site Specific Roster Design

Roster

Feedback from Workers

Database Background

► Feedback from 23,183 individual workers

► Information obtained through direct contact with employees in small group

meetings and using confidential questionnaires

► 84 percent average response rate at each site

► Over 200 different sites

► 1,053 257 responses regarding sleep, fatigue, hours of work, time off, etc.

Data by Industry Sector

Manufacturing 9715

Mining 7263

Services 3968

Energy 2237

What are Employees Looking For? (Perspective in 1994)

12%

28%

9%

51%

Predictability

Health & Alertness

Overtime

Days Off

Data from Shiftwork Solutions Shift Worker Database

What are Employees Looking For? (Today’s Perspective)

12%

40%

15%

33%

Predictability

Health & Alertness

Overtime

Days Off


Age of Workforce


1

21

30 28

19

1 0

10

20

30

40

Less than20 years

20-29 years

30-39years

40-49years

50-59years

60 yearsor more

Percent

Years Working Shiftwork


4

31

21

16

11

17

0

10

20

30

40

Nil(Day Worker)

0 - 5years

6 - 10years

11 - 15years

16 - 20years

21 yearsor more

Percent

IDEAL SLEEP RANGE

Employee Sleep Patterns

3.2 3.5 3.7 2.8 Caffeine

(cups per day)

6.7 6.8

5.9

7.8

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Day Shift Afternoon Shift Night Shift Days Off

Hours of Sleep


Observed Poor Performance/ Poor Safety Practices

12

5

24 23

36

0

10

20

30

40

Yes, mostlyon Morning shift

Yes, mostly onAfternoon shift

Yes, mostlyon Night shift

Yes, onall shifts

No

Percent


Preferred Shift Length

28

9

24

3

36

0

10

20

30

40

8 hour shift 9 hour shift 10 hour shift 11 hour shift 12 hour shift

Percent


Preferred Work Hours per Week Including Overtime

9

5

11

15

12

17 18

5

2

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35 hoursor less

36-37hours

38-39hours

40-41hours

42-43hours

44-45hours

46-50hours

51-55hours

56-59hours

60 ormorehours

Percent


Preferred Shift Start/Finish Times 8 Hour Shifts

4 6

3

24

14

29

8 9

3 0

10

20

30

40

Earlier than5:00am1:00pm9:00pm

5:00am1:00pm9:00pm

5:30am1:30pm9:30pm

6:00am2:00pm

10:00pm

6:30am2:30pm

10:30pm

7:00am3:00pm

11:00pm

7:30am3:30pm

11:30pm

8:00am4:00pm

Midnight

Later than8:00am4:00pm

Midnight

Percent


Shift Rotations Example on 8 Hour Shifts

Day Afternoon Night Day

Day Night Afternoon Day

Anti-Clockwise Rotation (Backward)

Clockwise Rotation (Forward)

Continuous Operating Roster Example One: 7 Day, 24 Hours per Day, 8 Hour Shifts, 42 Hour Average Work Week

Crew Week M T W T F S S Roster

Hours

A 1 d d d d - - - 32

B 2 - n n n n n n 48

C 3 n - a a a a a 48

D 4 a a - - d d d 40

Continuous Operating Roster Example Two: 7 Day, 24 Hours per Day, 12 Hour Shifts, 42 Hour Average Work Week

Crew Week M T W T F S S Roster

Hours

A 1 D D - - N N N 60

B 2 - - D D - - - 24

C 3 N N - - D D D 60

D 4 - - N N - - - 24


Key Strategies




Developing a Shiftwork Lifestyle & Managing Fatigue

Shiftwork Lifestyle

Body Clock

Sleep Debt

Roster Patterns

Fatigue Management

Lifestyle Choices

Our Biological Clocks

Adapted from:

The Shiftworker’s Handbook

0

25

50

75

100

2400 1200 2400 1200 2400 1200

36

36.5

37

37.5

TIME OF DAY

NIGHT 1

SLEEP

FIRST

NIGHT

SHIFT

DAY 1

AWAKE

DAY 2

AWAKE

DAY 3

SLEEP

Core Body

Temperature

(°C)

Alertness

NIGHT 2

SLEEP

Lifestyle Choices Key Choices For Managing Your Sleep, Alertness and Fatigue

Family &

Friends

Sleep

Environment

Napping

Lighting

Exercise Diet

Nicotine

Sleeping

Pills

Alcohol

Caffeine

Personal Health Habits

STRATEGY

Employee Health Habits

Six health habits positively linked with longevity:

• Proper weight for height, not overweight

• Eat breakfast almost every day

• Sleep 7-8 hours each 24 hour day

• Non-smoker

• Drink less than 2 drinks of alcohol per day

• Regular exercise program

Average number of health habits followed:

Day Worker Benchmark 4.1

Shift Worker Benchmark 3.7

Caffeine Intake

Milligrams of Caffeine

(per typical serving)

COFFEE:

DRIP FILTER 75 – 125 (per cup)

ESPRESSO 40 – 90 (per shot)

INSTANT 45 – 90 (per cup)

ICE 80 (per glass)

DECAFFEINATED 2 – 4 (per cup)

TEA:

BLACK 30 - 70 (per cup)

GREEN 30 - 40 (per cup)

CHOCOLATE:

CHOCOLATE MILK 6 (per cup)

CHOCOLATE BAR 15 - 30 (small bar)

COLAS 50 (per can)

ENERGY DRINKS 80 (per can)

(plus guarana and sugar)

MEDICINES:

PAIN & COLD RELIEF TABS 60 - 130 (2 tablets)

DIET TABLETS 50 - 200 (1 tablet)

STAY AWAKE TABLETS 200 (1 tablet)


Key Strategies




• Monitoring actual hours of work and individuals

• Identifying fatigue related risks in the workplace

• Implementing control measures to reduce risks

• Developing policies and guidelines that encourage the management of

fatigue at three different levels

• Self (individual), Peer (team) and Supervisor (manager)

Achieving an Acceptable Level of Risk

Condition Guideline Opportunity for sleep At least 7 hours in any 24 hour period Hours of work (per day) Up to 14 hours in any 24 hour period Hours of work (per week) Up to 60 hours in any 5 to 7 day period Rest break between shifts Minimum 10 hours Rest break between work cycles Minimum 36 to 48 hours or consecutive shifts

Identifying Fatigue Related Risks

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