Hours of work and rest in the rail industry

Currently, the National Transport Commission is considering four options to form the regulatory framework for rail safety within Australia with respect to fatigue. While the National Transport Commission currently recommends no limitations around hours of work or rest, we provide evidence which sugg...

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Published in:Internal medicine journal 2013-06, Vol.43 (6), p.717-721
Main Authors: Anderson, C., Grunstein, R. R., Rajaratnam, S. M. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Australia. National Transport Commission
Fatigue
Humans
occupational risk
rail
Railroads - standards
Railways
Rest - physiology
Rest - psychology
Safety
Safety - standards
shift duration
Shift work
Sleep
sleep disorder
Time Factors
Work Schedule Tolerance - physiology
Work Schedule Tolerance - psychology
Working hours
Workload - psychology
Workload - standards
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Summary:Currently, the National Transport Commission is considering four options to form the regulatory framework for rail safety within Australia with respect to fatigue. While the National Transport Commission currently recommends no limitations around hours of work or rest, we provide evidence which suggests regulatory frameworks should incorporate a traditional hours of service regulation over more flexible policies. Our review highlights: Shift durations >12 h are associated with a doubling of risk for accident and injury. Fatigue builds cumulatively with each successive shift where rest in between is inadequate (
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/imj.12159