This Fatigue Management Awareness course provides workers with a comprehensive overview of workplace fatigue and basic management strategies. Topics covered include:

• What fatigue is, and why it needs to be managed in the workplace;
• Sleep requirements, sleep debt and the circadian rhythm;
• Short- and long-term effects of fatigue;
• Factors contributing to fatigue, both in the workplace and at home;
• Duty of Care and legal responsibilities surrounding fatigue management;
• Developing a fatigue management strategy;
• General methods of controlling fatigue in the workplace (including rostering, environmental and other considerations);
• General methods of controlling fatigue at home (including diet & exercise, addressing health issues, and other lifestyle choices).

This awareness course is delivered 100% online.

The Fatigue Management Awareness course is suitable for all workers, supervisors, managers and contractors aiming to gain a thorough understanding of what causes fatigue and how it can be managed in the workplace.

This course is particularly suited for people working in industries where fatigue presents a workplace health and safety issue, such as transport & logistics, construction, mining and health care. As worker fatigue is a prominent issue which affects health, safety and productivity across many industries, this course is useful for employees in a wide range of industries and job roles.

As part of this course, learners will have access to:

• An online Learners Guide which includes five modules. The Learners Guide provides all required theoretical information in a user-friendly and interactive online format.
• A theory assessment which tests the learner’s understanding of the information provided in the Learners Guide.

All components of this course are 100% online.

Once learners have successfully completed the course and passed their theory assessment, they will receive a Certificate of Completion via email as proof of training.