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Managing fatigue

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Managing Fatigue.

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+ Sleep

  • Sufficient sleep
  • High productivity
  • Healthy and safe environment

GOOD MANAGEMENT

  • Consulting with employees
  • Working a safe number of hours
  • Allowing enough recovery time between shifts
  • Training and educating staff about fatigue management
  • Good supervision
  • Evaluating arrangements regularly

SHIFT WORK = FATIGUE

POOR MANAGEMENT

  • Not consulting with employees
  • Working more than a safe numbers of hours
  • Not allowing enough recovery time between shifts
  • Not providing training and education about fatigue management
  • Inadequate supervision
  • Not evaluating arrangements

- Sleep

  • Unhealthy and dangerous environment
  • Low productivity
  • Exhaustion