Guidance
Managing offshore shift work and fatigue risk
Managing offshore shift work and fatigue risk
- HSE
- Guidance
- Offshore Information Sheet 1/2018
- FatigueOccupational Health
- FatigueOccupational healthRegulation and legislationRisk management
- Fatigue managementOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This information sheet addresses fatigue risks from offshore shift patterns, tour lengths and overtime. It outlines risk-based scheduling, working-hours policies, supervisory decisions and monitoring within safety management systems. It discusses uncertainty about regular 21-day tours, relevant legal duties, and questions for assessing rest arrangements and fatigue indicators.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Occupational health; worker health.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Fatigue management.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
Guidance addresses management of offshore shift work and associated fatigue risks.
Offshore Information Sheet 1/2018. Themes: fatigue, occupational health.