Managing Shift Work Health And Safety Guidance [FREE Download]

Managing Shift Work Health And Safety Guidance

Managing Shift Work Health And Safety Guidance

This resource explains employers’ legal duties to assess risks associated with shift work.

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This book is for employers, safety representatives, trade union officials, employees, regulators and other stakeholders.

It explains employers’ legal duties to assess risks associated with shift work. It aims to improve understanding of shift work and its impact on health and safety by:

• Providing advice on risk assessment, design of shift-work schedules and the shift-work environment;

• Suggesting measures employers, safety representatives and employees can use to reduce the negative impact of shift work; and

• Reducing tiredness, poor performance and accidents by enabling employers to control, manage and monitor the risks of shift work.