Name: Fatigue Risk Assessment
Brand: BlueSafe Online
SKU: prod_01M3GMKF36H4BKRD68FHQ7TH5D
Price: 79.50 AUD
Availability: InStock

Product Overview

This Fatigue Risk Assessment supports the identification and management of fatigue-related hazards across work planning, rostering, travel, supervision and daily operations. It addresses factors that can reduce alertness, recovery, concentration and fitness for work.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

Review fatigue risk governance and accountabilities
Consult workers about roster and workload changes
Assess rostering, overtime and staffing arrangements
Review workload, task demands and work scheduling
Inspect work environments and rest facilities
Assess commuting, work travel and journey arrangements
Consider fitness-for-work reporting and escalation processes
Review fatigue awareness, competency and supervision
Coordinate fatigue controls for contractors and labour hire workers
Monitor fatigue reports, overtime patterns, incidents and near misses
Review fatigue controls following roster, workload or project changes

Who is this for?

Suitable for organisations managing workers with varying hours, workloads, travel demands or shift arrangements.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity	Potential Hazards
Governance	Fatigue is not managed as a foreseeable WHS and psychosocial risk within the organisation’s WHS management system. Production, client service, project deadlines or cost pressures override safe staffing, recovery time and fatigue controls. Accountabilities for approving rosters, overtime, fatigue exceptions and fitness-for-work decisions are unclear.
Consultation	Roster arrangements and workload changes are introduced without consultation with affected workers and HSRs. Workers are reluctant to report fatigue because they fear loss of work, adverse treatment, stigma or being viewed as unreliable. Fatigue trends affecting remote, night-shift, casual, labour hire or culturally diverse workers are not identified.
Rostering and Staffing	Long shifts, excessive overtime, early starts, split shifts, on-call work, consecutive shifts or insufficient time between shifts reduce sleep and recovery opportunity. Night work, rotating rosters and backward rotation disrupt circadian rhythms. Understaffing, absenteeism or poor workforce planning results in workers routinely covering vacancies or working beyond planned hours.
Workload and Task Design	High physical, cognitive or emotional demands, unrealistic deadlines, repetitive work and sustained concentration create cumulative fatigue. Safety-critical, complex or high-consequence work is scheduled when alertness is predictably reduced. Workers are exposed to traumatic events, customer aggression, conflict, emotional labour or competing priorities without adequate support.
Work Environment	Heat, noise, vibration, poor lighting, uncomfortable workstations and inadequate facilities increase physical strain and reduce concentration. Remote, isolated or fly-in fly-out workers have limited access to suitable rest, recovery, communication and support arrangements. Accommodation or rest facilities do not provide a reasonable opportunity for undisturbed sleep and recovery.
Journey Management	Long commuting distances, extended work travel, driving after night shift or driving after overtime reduce recovery and increase crash risk. Workers operate vehicles, mobile plant or machinery while fatigued, particularly during low-alertness periods. Travel and accommodation are arranged without considering flight delays, road conditions, consecutive shifts or time available for sleep.
Fitness for Work	Workers continue working despite signs of physical, mental or emotional fatigue because there is no practical escalation process. Fitness-for-work checks rely solely on workers declaring themselves fit, without considering roster history, workload, travel or observed fatigue indicators. Voluntarily disclosed personal circumstances, including second jobs or caring responsibilities, are handled inconsistently or without privacy protections.
Competency and Supervision	Managers and supervisors do not understand their responsibilities for roster design, fatigue escalation, reporting and intervention. New, inexperienced, returning or labour hire workers are assigned demanding work without sufficient supervision or adjustment to workload. Workers do not understand fatigue reporting arrangements, the consequences of fatigue, or the available support and escalation options.
Contractor Management	Contractors, subcontractors and labour hire workers work excessive combined hours across multiple sites or employers. Fatigue controls are inconsistent between the host business, labour hire provider and contractor. Contract schedules or commercial arrangements encourage excessive overtime, rushed travel or inadequate recovery.
Monitoring and Review	Fatigue reports, near misses, errors, absenteeism, overtime patterns and incidents are not analysed for systemic contributing factors. Roster changes, workload changes and new projects are implemented without reviewing fatigue risk controls. Control measures remain in place on paper but are not verified in the workplace.

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Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

Safe Work Australia, Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of fatigue, 2025 — Model guidance; check adoption and any jurisdiction-specific requirements before use.
Safe Work Australia, Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work, July 2022 — Model guidance relevant to workload, emotional demands, remote work and work design.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 — Commonwealth and model-WHS jurisdictions; apply the current enacted law and approved codes in the relevant jurisdiction.
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic) — Victoria; Victoria has a separate OHS legislative framework and applicable WorkSafe Victoria guidance should be confirmed for the workplace.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW) and current SafeWork NSW approved codes of practice — NSW workplaces.
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) and Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) — Western Australian workplaces; confirm current codes and regulator guidance for the work activity. Commercial vehicle operations may also require jurisdiction-specific fatigue-management requirements.

Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)

Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
Initial and residual risk ratings
Assigned responsible persons for each activity
Risk matrix and assessment classification
Consultation, sign-off and review sections

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