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DEPARTMENT OFPRIMARY INDUSTRIES

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Overview of Session

Legislative Overview

What is Fatigue

Risk Management Model

Examples of Prevention Methods

Developing Healthy Work Programme

Guidance Notes

Further Information


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Major Legislative Requirements Occupational Health and Safety Act (1985)

Section 21 (1) of the Occupational Health andSafety Act - Provide and maintain so far as ispracticable for employees a workingenvironment that is safe and without risks tohealth

Section 21 (2) (e) Provide information,instruction, training and supervision

Mines Regulations (2002)

Regulation 307


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Major Legislative Requirements

Mines Regulations (2002) - 307 Employee Fatigue

(1) The operator of a mine must develop andimplement strategies for the control of anyrisks to health and safety associated with employeefatigue.

(2) Strategies under this regulation must include workarrangements that eliminate employee

fatigue so far as is practicable.

(3) The operator must develop and implementstrategies under this regulation by 28 October2003.


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Why Manage Health and SafetyRisks?

Legislative Requirements - Duties

Management of risks to health andsafety

Productivity

Moral Requirements - HumanElement

damage to persons people

damage to our community


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Definitions

What is Fatigue?

The temporary inability, decrease in ability,or strong disinclination to respond to asituation, because of previous over-activity,either mental or physical.

Occupational Safety Service, Department of Labour

Weariness from bodily or mental exhaustion,a cause of weariness, labour exertions

Macquarie Dictionary - Third Edition


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Symptoms of Fatigue

Subjective feelings of weariness, solemness anddistaste for work

Sluggish thinking

Reduced alertness

Poor and slow perception

Unwillingness to work

Decline in both bodily and mental performance

Source: Grandjean Fitting the Task to the Man


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Examples of the effects of Fatigue

Fatigue can cause safety hazards particularly insafety critical jobs - loss of concentration,awareness

Long term effects on health - continual exposure

to the disruptions and dislocations that resultfrom some work schedules have an adverseeffect on the health of individuals. This caninclude:

cardiovascular disease gastrointestinal disorders

Social and Family Life - work schedules mayinfluence the time available for employees to

participate in family and social events

Source: Grandjean Fitting the Task to the Man


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The Risk Management Model Establish the context

Identify hazards and their potential effects Establish the level of risk

Assess the risk against pre-determinedcriteria

Manage the risk

Monitor the risk

AS / NZS 4360: Risk Management


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Establish the Context AS / NZS 4360: Risk Assessment

Define the organisational and strategic context in which theactivity will occurs

Identification and documentation of the physical andlegislative environments, various stakeholders, political

environment Establish the goals of the risk assessment study

Scope and limits of any analysis

Specific nature of the risk management study


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Hazards and Risks

HAZARD - The potential to cause harm, ill health or injury,

damage to property, plant, products or the environment,production losses or increased liabilities.

RISK - a combination of Likelihood of harm (or potential harm)occurring and the Severity of the harm (or potential harm)

CONSEQUENCE - the (potential) ultimate outcome of the releaseof the hazard.

RISK TREATMENT - selection and implementation of appropriateoptions for dealing with risk


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Identify Hazards and Potential RiskFactors

The structure of work rosters

workload

irregular and unplanned work schedules

potential call outs for break downs

shift length, night shift, extended work routines

planned and unplanned overtime

proximity of accommodation or residence

method of travel to and from work - risk of

commuting incidents environmental factors - exposure to heat,

humidity, noise, vibration

Increased exposure to other hazards (noise,

dust, etc) access to balanced diet and rest


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Assessment Methods

Qualitative - Risk Assessment - Risk Matrix

Questionnaires - Specialist surveys to identify risks and at riskpersons recording subjective impressions of fatigue

Specialist Ergonomic Studies

Task analysis

Mental work loads

Flicker-fusion frequency of the eye -

Psychomotor tests (measure functions that involve reaction times)


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Establish Risk Level

The nature of the hazard the nature of existing controls and recovery measures

assess the likelihood of release of the hazard

determine the potential consequences

RISK = Likelihood X Consequences

Risk Score (relative risk ranking)

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Risk Matrix - Safety AssessmentLikelihood

Could occur in mine lifetime

1 / 10 years

5 5 10 15 20 25

Has occurred in our company 1 / 100 years

4 4 8 12 16 20

Has occurred in the industrysector - 1 / 1000 years

3 3 6 9 12 15

Has occurred in industryworldwide 1 / 10,000 years 2 2 4 6 8 10

Not known to have occurred


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Treat the Risks

Selection and Implementation of appropriate controlsfor dealing with risk

Hierarchy of Control

Eliminate

Substitution

Engineering Design

Administration

Personal Protective Equipment

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Monitor the Risks Has the risk or risk level changed?

Changes to technology, legislation, codes ofpractice, work practices, new information, etc

What is the overall risk level posed (severity)

the nature and adequacy of existingcontrols and recovery measures

Audits

Inspections

Reviews - senior management

Specialist Studies

Annual Reporting (company and legislativerequirements)

Quality Accreditation Audits

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Overview of Prevention Methods

Primary Prevention

creating a healthy place of work and controlling workorganisational risk factors

Secondary Prevention

focuses on improving the goodness of fit between

people and tasks Tertiary Prevention

focuses on helping the person who is regularly exposedto the risk factors and is suffering the effects of fatigue

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Examples of Primary Prevention

Designing work so that it is safe and healthy

creating a workplace so that the work is within apersons capabilities

creating flexible, balanced work schedules

providing family friendly work

hazard identification systems systems for theidentification and reporting of risk factors

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Examples of Secondary Prevention

Improving the fit between the person and the job providing training

providing mentoring and support

providing feedback

assessing workload - ability match

moving the person to a more suitable job

using best practice personnel procedures

monitoring of issues

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Examples of Tertiary Prevention

Helping the individual cope

controlling the timing and duration of theexposure to the risk factors

inducting / training persons into ways of dealingwith the risk factors

training in time management,

temporary reduction of workloads

providing contact details for support services

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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

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A Healthy Work Programme A healthy work programme is a planned and

measurable program that aims to identify (a) features

of healthy work and (b) the workplace risk factors thatreduce peoples coping abilities.

A healthy work program develops measures to managerisk factors and involves

confirming the good things about work identifying further good things that can be added to

work identifying risk factors in the workplace

developing ways to eliminate, isolate or minimise those

risk factors training and supporting employees to deal with riskfactors

monitoring the success of the programme

revising the programme if necessary

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Developing a Healthy Work Policy

Develop a policy framework

Appoint a healthy work coordinator

Create a programme plan

Conduct a healthy work assessment

Choose the right prevention methods Communicate the changes

Evaluation of the program

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Employee Involvement

Consultation with employees OHS Act and Mines Regulations

Role of occupational health and safety representatives if elected

Role of the OHS Committee If constituted

Identification of risk factors

Selection of controls

evaluation of the programme

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Purpose of a Guidance Note

Sets out legislation and duty of care requirements

Set out the Departments minimum requirements andexpectations

Encourages sites to develop and implement practicalsolutions for relevant issues

Provide advice on how to manage fatigue in theworkplace

Not a legislative requirement but practical assistance

Should be read in conjunction with OHS Act and MinesRegulations



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Development of a Guidance Note

by Department of PrimaryIndustries

Draft Guidance Note developed and on DPI webpage

Feedback from key stakeholders sought

Revise draft and seek further key stakeholder comment Publish Guidance Note

Conduct information sessions on Guidance Note

Place final copy on web site

Provide in hard copy - by request



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General Contents of aGuidance Note

Introduction

Legislative Requirements Overview of the issue and background

Definitions

Developing a Policy

Suggested contents - developing controls

information, training, employee assistance,peer support, evaluation, monitoring andreview

Consultative requirements

Further information Sources

References

Guidance Note



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Comment on the Draft GuidanceNote

Available on the MPR web page or hard copy by

request

Comments to

Industry OHS Coordinator

Minerals Petroleum Regulation

8/250 Victoria Pde

East Melbourne 3002

Guidance Note



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Further Information

Department of Primary IndustriesWWW.dpi.vic.gov.au

WorkCover

WWW.workcover.vic.gov.au

Workinfo

WWW.workinfo.gov.nz



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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

30/09/2003

Fatigue Management

Hayden Cater,Industry OHS Coordinator

Minerals & Petroleum RegulationBranch

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