Employers must make sure that workers do not work more than an average of 8 hours in a 24-hour period, particularly where night work involves special hazards or heavy physical or mental strain. Workers cannot opt out of this working limit. Night worker health assessments are offered as part of Occupational Health Surveillance Assessment Procedure. – Documentation must be held by the Manager of the night workers working hours to prove they are not exceeding night working limits. The Company must keep the records for at least 2 years. Provide similar facilities and opportunities for shift workers as those available for day time workers. Young Workers Young workers must not exceed more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. There is no opt-out agreement for young workers. Young workers are entitled to two days off each week and are entitled to a 30 minute rest break for every 4.5 hours worked. Definitions For the purposes of this Management Plan the following definitions apply: Fatigue: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) define fatigue as of ‘a result prolonged mental or physical it can and impair exertion’; affect people’s performance their mental alertness, which leads to that fatigue is dangerous errors’ ; recognising not and that it has a direct effect on attentiveness/alertness at simply ‘tiredness’ work. Fatigue Management Plan: A Company/Project/Contract approved document which details how work will be controlled across the project/contract to ensure the requirements can be met throughout the duration of the project/contract. Risk Assessment/Fatigue Risk Assessment: A systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking; including specifically fatigue. Extension of Working Hours Risk Assessment: A risk assessment undertaken when the working are exceeded due to an unplanned event ‘standard rostered hours’ occurring. Extended Working Hours: Any working hours in excess of planned rostered hours, this includes overtime. Authorisation to Work Excessive Hours: A form used to authorise the exceedance of planned hours during the planning of Rosters after all control measures have been exhausted and the Extension of Working Hours Risk Assessment has been approved.
Employers must make sure that workers do not work more than an average of 8 hours in a 24-hour period, particularly where night work involves special hazards or heavy physical or mental strain. Workers cannot opt out of this working limit. Night worker health assessments are offered as part of Occupational Health Surveillance – Assessment Procedure. Documentation must be held by the Manager of the night workers working hours to prove they are not exceeding night working limits. The Company must keep the records for at least 2 years. Provide similar facilities and opportunities for shift workers as those available for day time workers. Young Workers Young workers must not exceed more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. There is no opt-out agreement for young workers. Young workers are entitled to two days off each week and are entitled to a 30 minute rest break for every 4.5 hours worked. Definitions For the purposes of this Management Plan the following definitions apply: Fatigue: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) define fatigue as ‘a result of prolonged mental or physical exertion’; it can affect people’s performance and impair their mental alertness, which leads to dangerous errors’ ; recognising that fatigue is not simply ‘tiredness’ and that it has a direct effect on attentiveness/alertness at work. Fatigue Management Plan: A Company/Project/Contract approved document which details how work will be controlled across the project/contract to ensure the requirements can be met throughout the duration of the project/contract. Risk Assessment/Fatigue Risk Assessment: A systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking; including specifically fatigue. Extension of Working Hours Risk Assessment: A risk assessment undertaken when the ‘standard rostered working hours’ are exceeded due to an unplanned event occurring. Extended Working Hours: Any working hours in excess of planned rostered hours, this includes overtime. Authorisation to Work Excessive Hours: A form used to authorise the exceedance of planned hours during the planning of Rosters after all control measures have been exhausted and the Extension of Working Hours Risk Assessment has been approved.
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