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e 1, Rev 8 March 2012
v. 00, 08

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ACE INTE
EGRATED MANAGEMEN
M NT SYSTEM M
HSE PROCEDURE AHHP/43 – Issu
ue 1, Rev. 00
0, 08 March 2012
WORK FAATIGUE 
 

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TORY

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ager
Name: Garry Higham
Review
wed by: Quality Ass
surance Dirrector
Name: Dav
vid Jeens
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ved by: Country Op
perations Director
Name: Zey
yad Hamma
ad

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ACE INTE
EGRATED MANAGEMEN
M NT SYSTEM M
HSE PROCEDURE AHHP/43 – Issu
ue 1, Rev. 00
0, 08 March 2012
WORK FAATIGUE 
 

Tab
ble of Conte
ents
1.  PURP
POSE AND SCOPE S .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.  TERM
MS AND DEF FINITIONS ..................................................................................................................... 4
3.  REFE
ERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 4
4.  PROC
CEDURE ............................................................................................................................................ 4
4.1  NO
ORMAL HOURS S OF WORK .................................................................................. .................................. 4
4.2  RE
EST PERIODS ....................
. ............................................................................... .................................. 4
4.3  EXTTENUATING CIRCUMSTANC CES .......................................................................... .................................. 4
4.4  ONSECUTIVE WORK DAYS ................................................................................. .................................. 4
CO
4.5  WOORK PLANNING G ................................................................................................. .................................. 4
4.6  REAKS ............................................................................................................... .................................. 5
BR
5.  ORDS.................................................................................................................................................. 5
RECO
6.  APPE
ENDICES ............................................................................................................................................ 5
7.  ASSO
OCIATED FO ORMS ............................................................................................................................. 5

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ACE INTE
EGRATED MANAGEMEN
M NT SYSTEM M
HSE PROCEDURE AHHP/43 – Issu
ue 1, Rev. 00
0, 08 March 2012
WORK FAATIGUE 
 

1. PURPPOSE AND SCOPE

To manag
ge employe
ee work hou
urs to minim
mize the pote
ential for injury throughh work fatigue.
This proccedure appliies to all AC
CE projects,, offices and
d operations
s.

2. TERM
MS AND DE
EFINITIONS
S
None.

3. REFE
ERENCES
None.

4. PROC CEDURE
It is recog
gnized that where an employee
e wworks long hours, they may be suubjected to excessive
physical demands liiable to inccrease the risk of injuury. In addittion, their pperformance may be
impaired by fatigue, reducing effficiency and
d safety aw
wareness.
The proviision of a safe workpla ace and saffe system ofo work are obligationss upon the Company,
both lega
al and mora al. It is also
o the obliga
ation of thee employeee to work reresponsibly, including
taking possitive steps to avoid da angerous si tuations fro
om developing that couuld lead to accidents.
a

4.1 Norm mal Hours of o Work

The normmal hours off work will be
b up to 12 hours per dayd with a maximum
m oof 16 hours allowed in
special ciircumstance es, where there
t is a sspecific skill requireme
ent, e.g. plaant shutdow
wn, critical
machinerry failure, ettc.

4.2 Restt Periods

All employees workin
ng on a rostter must ha
ave a minimum of 10 ho
ours rest beetween shiftts.

4.3 Exte enuating Circumstanc ces

Only in liffe threatening circumsstances andd with the Project
P Mannager’s appproval will employees
e
be permittted to workk in excess s of the 16 hours max ximum. In thhese circum mstances, employees
e
will be tra
ansported tot their plac
ce of reside
ence at the end of thee period of work and will
w not be
allowed bback on site for a minimmum of 24 hhours after completing
c their shift.

4.4 Cons secutive Work

W Days
The maximum numb ber of hours worked in any 7 day period
p shall not exceedd 84 hours. Further to
this, the n
number of hours
h worke
ed in any co
onsecutive 14
1 day periood shall nott exceed 168 hours.

4.5 Work k Planning

Supervisoors and em mployees arre aware th hat fatigue could lead
d to unsafee working conditions.
c
However,, fatigue ca an occur no ot only as a result of long workinng hours, bbut occurs during
d the
normal wwork cycle. For examp ple, people accustome ed to working day sh ift, when teemporarily
transferre
ed to nightsshifts, will exxperience ssymptoms of o tiredness between thhe hours off 2.00 and
6.00 a.m.. It is also common
c forr people to feel sleepy between 2.00
2 and 4.000 p.m. afte
er taking a
midday m meal. Critical operations should, so far as practicable e, be plannned outside e of these
hours.

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EGRATED MANAGEMEN
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HSE PROCEDURE AHHP/43 – Issu
ue 1, Rev. 00
0, 08 March 2012
WORK FAATIGUE 
 

4.6 Breaaks
Regular rrest breaks must be taken throughhout the sh
hift and 15 minutes
m takken after two
o hours of
work wouuld be reasonable, dep pending on e of the work. For exaample, a cra
n the nature ane driver
should ha
ave a breakk immediately before co
ommencing critical lift activities.
a

5. RECO
ORDS
None.

6. APPE
ENDICES
None.

7. ASSO
OCIATED FORMS
F
None.
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