Fatigue Risk Assessment

The Fatigue Risk Assessment (FRA) uses the Circadian Alertness Simulator (CAS), an innovative, industry-leading software system to identify and manage fatigue risk. Developed through a decade of research and data collected from over 10,000 recorded 24-hour days from shift work and transportation employees, a FRA can rapidly analyse fatigue risk from the duty-rest or payroll data for any number of employees.

If this is your situation:

• You need to determine the impact that your work schedules have on employee/driver fatigue
• You have seen a growing trend in accidents, injuries or errors
• You are developing a fatigue management plan and need to assess work patterns
• You want to assess the impact that overtime is having on your workforce
• You want to focus your fatigue management efforts on the jobs, groups or schedules that cause the most fatigue

This is how CIRCADIAN AUSTRALIA can help you:

This analysis allows operation managers to develop an effective plan for minimising fatigue risk. For example, a FRA analysis of one passenger rail operation found significant fatigue levels among certain groups of junior employees. Likewise, a FRA analysis of a commuter rail system identified significant fatigue problems among those working split shifts. As a result of this analysis both companies were able to target specific measures to reduce fatigue among these populations. A post-program analysis demonstrated the success of these efforts. The FRA can help you:

• Develop fatigue management approaches that are customised to address the specific needs of the operation.
• Identify the groups of employees who are most at risk for having fatigue related accidents.
• Provide a benchmark of fatigue at your operation compared with others in your industry
• Measure the impact of work scheduling or rostering interventions in a particular operation.
• Provide an ongoing method for making managers and supervisors accountable for fatigue risk management.
• Provide documentation to safety inspectors and government regulators about the effectiveness of fatigue management initiatives.
• Set industry standards for safety compliance.