1 Scope
This recommended practice (RP) provides guidance to all stakeholders (e.g. employees, managers, supervisors, contractors) on understanding, recognizing and managing fatigue in the workplace. Owners and operators should establish policies and procedures to meet the purpose of this recommended practice. This RP was developed for refineries, petrochemical and chemical operations, natural gas liquefaction plants, and other facilities such as those covered by the OSHA Process Safety Management Standard, 29 CFR 1 910.119. This document is intended to apply to a workforce that is commuting daily to a job location.
1.1 Overview It has been documented that excess workplace fatigue is a risk to safe operations and that prescriptive Hours of Service rules should be supplemented as necessary. Thus, fatigue mitigation should be addressed through a comprehensive fatigue risk management system (FRMS) that is integrated with other safety management systems, as necessary. Similar to other safety management systems, everyone—the workforce and senior management—has a role in recognizing the importance of workplace fatigue risk mitigation and actively working to support the goals of the FRMS.
The FRMS should be based on sound science and recognize operational issues, and shall include consultation with key stakeholders in the development and implementation of the local application of the FRMS. The FRMS should include a process to review and enhance the FRMS, as needed, with a goal of continuous improvement.
