CQUniversity Unit Profile
OCHS13022 Management of Fatigue Risk
Management of Fatigue Risk
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General Information

Overview

Management of Fatigue Risk explores the physiological and psychosocial aspects of shiftwork with the goal of providing guidance for the management of the individual, organisational and community risks. Topics include the biological and psychological impacts of non-standard work hours, the contribution of work and non-work related factors to fatigue-related risk, and the regulatory environment surrounding the management of fatigue-related risk.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2022

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 50%
2. Written Assessment
Weighting: 50%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Have Your Say

Feedback

"Having 2 assessments of 50% puts loads of pressure on both, having 3 at 33.3% would spread that load a bit."

Recommendation

The assessment structure will be reviewed for future offerings of this unit.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Explain the physiological and psychological consequences of fatigue.
  2. Assess fatigue-related risks associated with different working time arrangements and tasks.
  3. Analyse how working time arrangements mediate fatigue-related risk.
  4. Critique the regulatory environment surrounding the management of fatigue-related risk.
  5. Design appropriate fatigue risk management systems.
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment - 50%
2 - Written Assessment - 50%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment - 50%
2 - Written Assessment - 50%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

There are no required textbooks.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Aldo Raineri Unit Coordinator
a.raineri@cqu.edu.au
Sally Ferguson Unit Coordinator
sally.ferguson@cqu.edu.au
Kevin Perry Unit Coordinator
k.perry@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 11 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Welcome and introduction to the unit

Chapter

Noy YI, Horrey WJ, Popkin SM, Folkard S, Howarth HD, Courtney TK. Future directions in fatigue and safety research. Accident Analysis and Prevention 43 (2011): 495-497.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 18 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Working hours and approaches to fatigue risk management

Chapter

Williamson A, Lombardi DA, Folkard S, Stutts J, Courtney TK, Connor JL. The link between fatigue and safety. Accident Analysis and Prevention 43 (2011): 498-515.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 25 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Quantifying the risk associated with fatigue

Chapter

Ferguson SA and Dawson D (2012). 12-hour or 8-hour shifts? It depends. Sleep Medicine Reviews. Sleep Med Rev. 2012
Dec; 16(6): 519-28.

Di Milia L, Smolensky MH, Costa G, Howarth HD, Ohayon MM, Philip P. Demographic factors, fatigue, and driving accidents: An examination of
the published literature. Accident Analysis and Prevention 43 (2011): 516-532.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 4 Begin Date: 01 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Examining the effects of fatigue

Chapter

Di Milia L, Smolensky MH, Costa G, Howarth HD, Ohayon MM, Philip P. Demographic factors, fatigue, and driving accidents: An examination of
the published literature. Accident Analysis and Prevention 43 (2011): 516-532.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 5 Begin Date: 08 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Legal and political contexts and frameworks

Chapter

Noy YI, Horrey WJ, Popkin SM, Folkard S, Howarth HD, Courtney TK. Future directions in fatigue and safety research. Accident Analysis and Prevention 43 (2011): 495-497.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Vacation Week Begin Date: 15 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 22 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Defences in depth approach

Chapter

Wong IS, Popkin S, Folkard S, Working Time Society consensus statements: A multi-level approach to managing occupational sleep-related fatigue, Industrial Health, 2019, Volume 57, Issue 2, Pages 228-244

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 7 Begin Date: 29 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Elements of a fatigue risk management system

Chapter

Lerman SE, Eskin E, Flower DJ, George EC, Gerson B, Hartenbaum N, Hursh SR, Moore-Ede M (2012). Fatigue Risk Management in the Workplace. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 54(2), 231–258.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 8 Begin Date: 05 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Level 1 fatigue risk controls

Chapter

Dawson D, Noy YI, Härmä M, Åkerstedt T, Belenky G (2011). Modelling fatigue and the use of fatigue models in work settings, Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 43, Issue 2,
Pages 549-564

Events and Submissions/Topic

Develop a Fatigue Risk Management System Due: Week 8 Tuesday (6 Sept 2022) 6:00 pm AEST
Week 9 Begin Date: 12 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Level 2 fatigue risk controls

Chapter

Refer previous readings

Events and Submissions/Topic


Week 10 Begin Date: 19 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Level 3 fatigue risk controls

Chapter

Refer previous readings

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 11 Begin Date: 26 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Level 4 fatigue risk controls

Chapter

Dawson D, Reynolds AC, Van Dongen HPA, Thomas MJW. Determining the likelihood that fatigue was present in a road accident: A theoretical review and suggested accident taxonomy, Sleep Medicine Reviews,
Volume 42: 202-210, 2018

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 12 Begin Date: 03 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Level 5 fatigue risk controls

Chapter

As for week 12

Events and Submissions/Topic



Review a Fatigue Risk Management System Due: Week 12 Thursday (6 Oct 2022) 6:00 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 10 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 17 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Develop a Fatigue Risk Management System

Task Description

Develop a Fatigue Risk Management System - Your task is to develop a Fatigue Risk Management System for an existing or fictional business. You will develop material related to elements of a Fatigue Risk Management System using the discussions and course materials up to and including Week 7/Module 6 to guide you. The FRMS document should outline the context in which the organisation operates such that managing fatigue-related risk is necessary, and describe how each element of the FRMS will function to provide protection for the business operations at the individual and organisational level.


Assessment Due Date

Week 8 Tuesday (6 Sept 2022) 6:00 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Week 10 Friday (23 Sept 2022)


Weighting
50%

Minimum mark or grade
50% minimum grade required to pass this unit

Assessment Criteria

Your submission should be 5-10 pages in length and can include text, diagrams and tables, and references as appropriate. Please save/upload your file in a Word format (.doc or .docx).

You will be assessed on the following:
- Policy document and contextual information
- Training & Education plan
- An overview of the Risk Assessment & Mitigation plan (Defences in Depth)


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submission Instructions Submitted online through Moodle.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Explain the physiological and psychological consequences of fatigue.
  • Assess fatigue-related risks associated with different working time arrangements and tasks.
  • Analyse how working time arrangements mediate fatigue-related risk.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence
  • Ethical practice

2 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Review a Fatigue Risk Management System

Task Description

In the final assessment you are required to review and provide supplementary material for an incomplete Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS).

To do this you will need to select one of the uploaded FRMS assignments and assess the strategies and policies used to reduce fatigue risk, whether they are adequate and whether others/additional ones would be more appropriate.



Assessment Due Date

Week 12 Thursday (6 Oct 2022) 6:00 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Exam Week Friday (21 Oct 2022)

Feedback will be provided upon request.


Weighting
50%

Minimum mark or grade
50% minimum grade required to pass this unit

Assessment Criteria

Prepare a 2000-3000 word report on the FRMS, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the system as presented. Your report will also include a Risk Identification/Mitigation plan for Levels 1-5 and propose a Monitor and Review process for this FRMS.

Please save/upload your file in a Word format (.doc or .docx).


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submitted online through Moodle.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Assess fatigue-related risks associated with different working time arrangements and tasks.
  • Analyse how working time arrangements mediate fatigue-related risk.
  • Critique the regulatory environment surrounding the management of fatigue-related risk.
  • Design appropriate fatigue risk management systems.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Team Work
  • Information Technology Competence
  • Cross Cultural Competence
  • Ethical practice

Academic Integrity Statement

As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.

Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.

As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.

What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

Why is academic integrity important?

A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

Where can I get assistance?

For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.

What can you do to act with integrity?