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Title:

Identifying and Reducing Worker, Inspector, and Manager Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Environments

Accession Number:

01479832

Record Type:

Monograph

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Worker and manager fatigue is a problem on highway construction sites, and is exacerbated by the rapid renewal or accelerated construction practices that involve longer shifts, night work and weekend closures. This problem is widely acknowledged by both management and labor. Methods for dealing with fatigue tend to be informal, and there is wide variability in beliefs and attitudes about fatigue. Relevant fatigue countermeasures have been studied extensively and are already practiced in other industries. Countermeasures include strategic management interventions (e.g., fatigue training, work scheduling aids, incident reporting) as well as individual interventions (e.g., sleep hygiene, napping, appropriate use of caffeine, self- and peer-monitoring). This report describes a 3-year project in which the authors reviewed and documented worker fatigue impacts during rapid renewal operations in the highway construction industry, and developed an integrated fatigue management toolkit, including work scheduling and work practice guidance based on models of fatigue, organizational practice guidance, fatigue management reference material, and training material for managers and workers. This suite of products can be integrated into existing safety management systems for highway construction environments, thereby reducing fatigue risk and increasing safety.

Supplemental Notes:

Final report title: Identifying and Reducing Workforce Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Projects

Report/Paper Numbers:

SHRP 2 Renewal Project R03

Language:

English

Authors:

Sanquist, Thomas
Jackson, J Elizabeth
Campbell, John L
McCallum, Marvin C
Lee, E B
Van Dongen, Hans P A
McCauley, Peter
Minor, Hollis

Pagination:

238p

Publication Date:

2013

Serial:

SHRP 2 Report

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Edition:

Prepublication Draft

Media Type:

Web

Features:

Appendices; Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 25 2013 8:37AM