A practical, interactive awareness course on managing fatigue as a work health and safety hazard. Understand what fatigue is and why it matters, what causes it at work, how it affects your alertness and judgement, the basics of sleep and body-clock science, how to spot the warning signs and the shared controls that businesses and workers use to keep fatigue-related risk under control, with a real workplace decision scenario and quick self-checks along the way.
~45 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start
What You Will Learn
Explain what work-related fatigue is and why it is a work health and safety hazard, not just a personal problem
Identify the main work and non-work causes of fatigue, including long hours, shift and night work, and poor sleep
Describe how fatigue affects alertness, reaction time, judgement and the risk of incidents
Recognise the warning signs of fatigue in yourself and others and the situations that increase the risk
Outline the controls used to manage fatigue and the shared duties of the PCBU and workers
Course Content
1. What fatigue is and why it's a WHS hazard
2. What causes fatigue at work
3. How fatigue affects safety and performance
4. Sleep, the body clock and warning signs
5. Controlling fatigue: shared duties and practical controls
6. Apply it: a fatigue decision scenario
Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Shift workers, night workers, drivers, on-call staff, supervisors and anyone whose work hours, workload or sleep can affect their safety and the safety of others.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training required for high-risk work, such as heavy-vehicle fatigue management or rail safety worker training, in your state or territory.
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$49 per person
$39.00
Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Duration
~45 minutes
Format
100% online, self-paced
Lessons
6
Assessment
10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate
Instant, verifiable
Access period
6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for
Shift workers, night workers, drivers, on-call staff, supervisors and anyone whose work hours, workload or sleep can affect their safety and the safety of others.
Buying for a team? Set the quantity to the number of people. You’ll receive an enrolment code for each seat.
