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Waking up to fatigue

Research conducted on Tideway with stakeholders who work in tunnelling suggests that current shift patterns and working arrangements in the sector are problematic: but addressing this is difficult given cost constraints, tight deadlines and the choices workers make to suit their personal circumstanc...

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Main Authors: Wendy Jones, Ashleigh Filtness, Roger Haslam, Alistair Gibb, Nathan Stuttard
Format: Default Article
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/38208
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Summary:Research conducted on Tideway with stakeholders who work in tunnelling suggests that current shift patterns and working arrangements in the sector are problematic: but addressing this is difficult given cost constraints, tight deadlines and the choices workers make to suit their personal circumstances. Tideway has thrown down the gauntlet by specifying that tunnelling shifts on the project must not exceed ten hours.