Digest
Shift Work — Process Safety Beacon, July 2011
Shift Work — Process Safety Beacon, July 2011
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon July 2011
- FatigueHuman FactorsProcess Safety
- FatigueHuman factorsProcess safety
- Fatigue management
- Downstream and process industries
Summary
This bulletin explains how rotating shifts and disrupted sleep can impair alertness in continuous process operations. Aviation events and major night-time process incidents illustrate the importance of vigilance. It discusses management’s scheduling role and practical fatigue-reduction measures, including quality daytime sleep, pre-shift naps, activity and avoiding demanding tasks when most tired.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Fatigue management.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Summary
One-page Beacon on shift work, fatigue and their effects on process safety performance.
Process Safety Beacon July 2011. Themes: fatigue, human factors, process safety.