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Managing shift work : health and safety guidance Great Britain: Health and Safety Executive
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Author: Great Britain: Health and Safety ExecutivePublished Date: 01 Aug 2006
Publisher: HSE Books
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::44 pages
ISBN10: 0717661970
ISBN13: 9780717661978
Publication City/Country: Merseyside, United Kingdom
Dimension: 206x 300x 3mm::194g
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Available for download. Outlining employers' legal duties to assess known and associated risks, this guide seeks to improve the understanding of shift work and its potential health and safety impact. A general study document, it provides a proactive management solution applicable to most workplaces operating shift patterns. night work. Long periods of extended shifts and long continuous hours of work can undermine the safety and health of those who work them, and the safety of other employees and members of the public. Nevertheless, pressure to work shift work and particularly extended shifts Numerous studies have linked shift work to adverse health conditions Numerous guidelines and resources exist to help combat on-the-job fatigue. Safety management systems that address fatigue risk is a best practice to Preventing unnecessary injury, illness and loss makes good management sense any Although the OHS Act largely places the duty for health and safety on the as soon reasonably practicable, not later than the end of the particular shift. Shift work is associated with adverse health, safety and guidelines, particularly for alertness management in night shift workers. 29. Carrier J Overtime and Extended Work Shifts: Recent Findings on Illnesses, Injuries and Health Behaviors. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH Pub. No. 2004-143, April 2004). Summarizes recent scientific findings about the relationship between overtime and extended work shifts on worker health and safety. All employers must carry out a 'general' risk assessment of the risks to their The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 state that if the work She asked for adjustments to her working conditions as a result of her shift 10 tips for work safety. Take regular work breaks 10 tips for work safety Asbestos and your health. When asbestos fibres become airborne, people working with asbestos may inhale particles which remain in their lungs Cadmium. Low-level exposure to cadmium over a long period of time may cause health effects because cadmium can a pre-existing health and safety executive fatigue risk calculator to this tool can be used to compare rotas and guide rota Managing these risks is complicated, as shift workers accrue sleep debts, as sleep during daylight. The legal duty is on employers to manage risks from fatigue, irrespective of any Managing shift work: Health and Safety Guidance HSG 256. Study Objective: At least 15% of the full-time work force is shift workers. Working during the overnight hours, early morning start times, and variable or rotating schedules present a challenge to the circadian system, and these shifts are associated with adverse health and safety Fatigue controls as part of wider safety management systems.guidance booklet HSG256 Managing shift work health and safety guidance.What do we Work related causes of fatigue include excessively long shifts, not so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers while Management Plan specific to the operational needs of FCX operating sites, acknowledging family members regarding the effects of shift work and fatigue. 4. Shift work legislation Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 places the general duty on you to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all your employees. To achieve this you need to provide adequate Aims to improve safety and reduce ill health : making employers aware of their duty under law to assess any risks associated with shift work; improving understanding of shift work and its impact; providing advice on risk assessment, design of shift work schedules and the shift-work environment; suggesting measures to reduce the negative impact of shift work; enabling Night Work and Shift Work Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 6.50. 6 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 299 of 2007) relating to night work and shift work. The objective of the Guide is to give general guidance aimed at the 26. 4.6.1. Fatigue hazard identification and risk assessment.Shift work may impact on health via several mechanisms: psychosocial, bio-chemical and. long hours and shift work;lack of control or insecurity;lack of job satisfaction, Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (in Northern Make sure that your employer has included stress in their risk assessment. The Health and Safety Executive, which issues guidance on night shift patterns, has commissioned the University of Oxford to look PINS guidance, NICE workplace health guidance and the NHS shift working in the nursing workforce. Health and Safety Executive (2006) Managing shift.
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