Guidance
Avoiding fatigue guidance note
Avoiding fatigue guidance note
- NOPSEMA
- Guidance
- A392817
- FatigueOccupational HealthRegulation and Legislation
- FatigueHuman factorsRegulation and legislationRisk management
- Competence and trainingFatigue managementMedical surveillanceRisk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Guidance for offshore petroleum duty holders on preventing and managing workforce fatigue within the regulatory framework. It examines sleep debt, circadian rhythms and interacting organisational factors, outlining layered fatigue risk management through staffing, roster design, sleep opportunities, screening and training. It also addresses handovers, interrupted sleep, incident investigation and monitoring of barrier performance.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Fatigue management.
Classifications: Medical surveillance.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The guidance describes fatigue risks and strategies for preventing or controlling work-related conditions that cause fatigue.
A392817. Themes: fatigue, occupational health, regulation and legislation.