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Optimize your schedule

to reduce fatigue!
It doesn’t matter what
employees do in their
off-work hours if their
work schedule doesn’t
When designing schedules, always allow for sufficient
consider the off-work time people sleep.
need to: It’s not
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daytime sleep during
hours.

Examine your schedule

for hazards by asking:

Are there Are tasks Are complex

consecutive requiring physical or mental
8-12 hour sustained physical tasks taken on
night shifts or mental effort night shift?
worked? undertaken on
night shift?

>12 >48
Do one or more Are there
Do hours of active
shifts exceed 12 irregular and
hours in a 24 unplanned work exceed 48
hours/5 days, or
hour period? schedules as a
60 hrs/7 days?
result of call outs?

<10
Are complex, Is the break
<12 Is there less
difficult, or between shifts that 12 hours
strenuous tasks (turnover time) undisturbed
required at the less than 10 rest after a
start or end of hours? night shift?
split shifts?

Does work Do changes to Is significant travel

interfere with shift assignments to and from work
the ability for occur with little necessary, and
workers to notification (less does it occur on
take breaks to than 2-3 weeks)? non-duty time,
rest, recharge, affecting available
or re-nourish? sleep time?

Are long-distance
commutes
<2 Is there less than
12 AM - 6 AM
Do any shifts start
necessary at the 2 consecutive or finish between
beginning of a nighttime sleep 12 AM and 6 AM?
work cycle? opportunities
every 7 days?

The more you check off,

the higher the risk your
schedule presents.