Over the past five years, a broad international consensus has emerged across many 24/7 industries that the optimal way to manage and reduce employee fatigue risk is through a systematic process called a Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS). This CIRCADIAN® white paper will:

• Examine the evolution of FRMS
• Look at how industries are embracing FRMS
• Discuss key characteristics of a successful Fatigue Risk Management System

By Martin Moore-Ede, MD, PhD

PDF 21 pp

Reducing the Costs, Risks, Liabilities of Fatigue in 24-Hour Operations

The number of people working extended hours has grown steadily, due to globalizations and businesses responding to economic competition to meet 24-hour demands for services and products. Based on these growing demands, separating the myths from realities of fatigue has become more important than ever.

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Everyone these days is talking about driver fatigue, employee fatigue or fatigue risk management systems. But what exactly is the definition of “fatigue”?

While engineers use the term to describe the irreversible failure of materials as a result of stresses over an extended period of time, the term is also used to describe human impairment in the workplace or on the highway.

In The Definition of Human Fatigue, Dr. Moore-Ede explains the meaning of fatigue and its causes, including extended wakefulness, heavy work, excessive stimulation, illness or stress. Knowing what exactly is meant by human fatigue is critical to reversing it.

Martin Moore-Ede, MD, PhD

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