01.A.20 Fatigue Management Plan (FMP).
- A FMP must be completed as part of the APP/Project SOH Plan whenever work hours:
- (1) Exceed 10-hours a day for more than 4 consecutive days; (2) Exceed 50-hours in a 7-day work week;
- (2) Exceed 12-hours a day for more than 3 consecutive days, or
- (3) Exceed 58-hours a week for sedentary (to include office) work.
Fatigue increases the likelihood of injury.
- The FMP must address the following conditions for operator work hour limitations:
- (1) Equipment Operators. Operators of equipment, such as hoisting equipment and draglines, mobile construction equipment, electrical power systems, hydropower plants, industrial manufacturing systems, hydraulically operated equipment, powered vessels, and boats, must not be permitted to exceed 12-hours of duty time in any 24-hour period, including time worked at another occupation. A minimum of 8 consecutive hours of rest between shifts in a 24-hour period is required.
- (2) Motor Vehicle Operators. Operators of motor vehicles, while on duty, must not operate vehicles for a continuous period of more than ten 10-hours in any 24-hour period; moreover, no employee, while on duty, may operate a motor vehicle after being in a duty status for more than 12-hours during any 24-hour period. A minimum of 8 consecutive hours must be provided for rest in each 24-hour period.
- Floating Plant. All floating plant personnel must be scheduled to receive a minimum of 8-hours rest in any 24-hour period, except:
- (a) When quarters are provided immediately adjacent to, or aboard the work site, these hours of rest may be divided into no more than 2 periods, one of which must be at least 6 continuous hours in length.
- (b) Rest periods may be interrupted in case of emergency, drill, or other overriding operational necessity.
Note: See "Rest", in Appendix Q.
- FMP must identify affected workers, management responsibility, training, and the controls established at the worksite.
- (1) Training must include symptoms of fatigue, habits and actions the worker may take to avoid fatigue, actions workers should take if they observe fatigue in a co-worker, and controls in place to prevent fatigue.
- Controls for fatigue must include a discussion of driving to and from work and any possible mitigation of driving as a factor of fatigue. See Appendix Q, "Rest".
- (2) Controls for fatigue may include work scheduling (limit number of consecutive night shifts), rotating jobs to prevent repetitive work, breaks at critical times in the work cycle, control of environmental factors (heat, cold, use of personal protective equipment), buddy check-in for individuals working alone, and alternate transportation for long commutes.
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