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Fatigue and Shift Work Safety Management

Continuous operations in mining, manufacturing, healthcare and transport run on shift patterns that steadily erode alertness and drive errors and incidents. This course treats fatigue as a hazard to be managed rather than a personal failing, covering shift design, workload, rest and monitoring. Delegates learn to build a fatigue risk management approach suited to twelve-hour shifts and long commutes common on African operations.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how fatigue develops and how it degrades safety performance.
  • Assess shift patterns, overtime and workload for fatigue risk.
  • Design rosters and rest arrangements that reduce accumulated fatigue.
  • Apply practical controls for high-risk periods such as night shifts.
  • Introduce fatigue reporting and monitoring without blame.
  • Address commuting, sleep and lifestyle factors that affect alertness.

Course outline

  1. 01Fatigue as a workplace hazard
  2. 02Sleep, circadian rhythms and alertness
  3. 03Assessing shift patterns and workload
  4. 04Roster design and rest management
  5. 05Controls for high-risk periods
  6. 06Fatigue reporting and monitoring
  7. 07Commuting, lifestyle and support

Who should attend

Operations and production managers, shift supervisors, safety officers, human resources practitioners and occupational health staff in continuous operations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
8 to 9 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 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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