CATEGORY:  OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Living with Shiftwork

Who should attend

Managers and the staff responsible for providing rosters to shiftworkers, as well as those who work shifts or extended hours. This course will also benefit those who work irregular hours during the night.

What will I learn

This course will help identify the biological and social effects of shiftwork; to identify the legislative rights and responsibilities associated with shiftwork; and to understand how to manage its effects.

As productivity, safety and health are compromised by fatigue, managers and those responsible for rosters will gain vital information about sleep strategies, staying awake at night and maintaining a balanced lifestyle.

Workshop Content

• Safety and performance challenges
• The importance of improving your sleep patterns
• Techniques for staying awake at night
• Nutrition and shiftwork
• Driver fatigue strategies
• Work-life - home-life balance
• Hours of work
• Shiftwork management

Productivity Improvements

You will leave being able to:

• Identify the safety and performance challenges of working shifts
• Understand the importance of improving your sleep patterns
• Identify techniques for staying awake at night
• Improve your nutrition to assist with shiftwork
• Recognise driver fatigue and use strategies for getting home safely
• Balance work-life with home-life