AM-09-63 HUMAN DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS: REDUCING THE COSTS, RISKS, AND LIABILITIES OF RATIGUE IN DOWNSTREAM OPERATIONS

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On the surface of things, fatigue seems fairly straightforward. We all get tired, do what we need to do to get through it, and then catch up on our sleep when we can. We still harbor a cultural mentality of mind over matter, and of human failing if one allows themself to get tired to the point of being unfit for duty. After all "if our people spent more time in bed getting their proper rest (and less time watching TV, sitting in a bar, or allowing themselves to be compromised by family life and personal activities), then they wouldn't be tired on the job!” In other words, from a management perspective, fatigue is often perceived to be a behavioral problem, caused more by personal irresponsibility than by other factors (and certainly not by our operating policies and procedures). Well, those of us who have lived and worked shiftwork know better. Just try sleeping in the daytime or rotating back and forth from days to nights for an extended period and see how much "proper rest" YOU can get!