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Fatigue and Human Factors Management in Mining

Explores how fatigue, shift patterns and human factors contribute to incidents in South African mining operations, and provides practical tools for managing rosters, monitoring fatigue risk and improving decision making under pressure. Prepares supervisors and safety practitioners to build fatigue risk controls into daily operational planning.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how fatigue and human factors contribute to mining incidents.
  • Assess shift rosters and work schedules for fatigue risk.
  • Apply fatigue monitoring tools appropriate to mining operations.
  • Recognise signs of fatigue and impaired decision making in workers.
  • Design fatigue risk controls suited to different mining roles.
  • Integrate human factors principles into safety and operational planning.

Course outline

  1. 01Introduction to human factors in mining
  2. 02Understanding fatigue and its causes
  3. 03Shift roster design and review
  4. 04Fatigue monitoring tools and methods
  5. 05Recognising impairment in the workplace
  6. 06Fatigue risk control measures
  7. 07Decision making under pressure
  8. 08Embedding human factors in planning

Who should attend

This course suits shift supervisors, rostering planners, safety practitioners and occupational health personnel involved in fatigue management.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
2 to 3 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
Pretoria
5 day programme
FromR18,000
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