Why you need to act now?
- Protect yourself and your organisation. Fatigue does not occupy a discrete place in the eyes of the law. There have been numerous prosecutions with fatigue as a mitigating factor under OH&S, Criminal, Civil and Corporations law. New Chain of Responsibility laws now mean that, in some industries, anyone included in the supply chain, including company directors, can be prosecuted if they are seen to have acted negligently.
- Compliance. If you have identified fatigue as a risk, OH&S law states that you have a duty of care to educate your staff.
- Reduce Risk. If you have identified fatigue is a risk for your business you will appreciate that training and education will help reduce lost-time injuries, near misses, sick leave not to mention production holts, workplace errors or loss of goodwill.
- Increase cost savings. Overtime, your decision to provide training and instruction to your workforce around the risks of fatigue will help reduce claims and insurance premiums as well as protect the business against any employee claims.
- Protect your human capital. Without this asset performing your business won’t run at its full potential. Education is the key to having an alert and fully functioning workforce.
