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Establishing an Evidence-driven Inventory of Fatigue Management Practices for Offshore Shiftwork
DescriptionFatigue among offshore workers has been implicated as a causal factor in many accidents. Many organizations have implemented Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) to address the growing concern of fatigue-related incidents. However, the existing literature lacks evidence-based strategies for managing fatigue tailored to the needs of offshore operations. Therefore, we conducted a scoping review of the scientific literature and offshore company FRMS documents to create a list of 29 fatigue management strategies. To refine these strategies, we employed an asynchronous Delphi Consensus Technique involving offshore industry experts, who rated these strategies to establish consensus on the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability.
We categorized these strategies into seven themes: shift schedule and duration, bright-light treatment, education and training, supervisor, peer, organizational support, work and sleep environment modifications, lifestyle and personal habits, and miscellaneous (melatonin and age-related interventions).
Delphi Round 1 showed strong consensus for strategies that did not disrupt operations (e.g., education, organizational support), while disruptive strategies (e.g., reducing shift duration) faced feasibility and acceptance challenges. Planned subsequent Delphi rounds aim to refine the inventory further. The goal is to provide offshore organizations with an inventory of evidence-based strategies that are not only effective but also feasible and acceptable.
We categorized these strategies into seven themes: shift schedule and duration, bright-light treatment, education and training, supervisor, peer, organizational support, work and sleep environment modifications, lifestyle and personal habits, and miscellaneous (melatonin and age-related interventions).
Delphi Round 1 showed strong consensus for strategies that did not disrupt operations (e.g., education, organizational support), while disruptive strategies (e.g., reducing shift duration) faced feasibility and acceptance challenges. Planned subsequent Delphi rounds aim to refine the inventory further. The goal is to provide offshore organizations with an inventory of evidence-based strategies that are not only effective but also feasible and acceptable.
Event Type
Industry/Practitioner Content
Lecture
TimeTuesday, October 14th12:10pm - 12:30pm CDT
LocationGrand Hall M/N
Safety
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