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- 2. BUILDING AN ALERT CULTURE Enhancing alertness management alert culture involves increasing the
systems involves an investment level and quality of engagement in
Fatigue is one of the most in the individual and leadership the fatigue management system
factors that underpin organisational and reinforcing attitudes that
significant safety and wellbeing culture, and influence safety and drive personal responsibility for
hazards in the workplace. wellbeing outcomes. Building an managing alertness.
Fatigue impacts organisational Engaging people in effectively managing alertness involves:
outcomes, including turn-over, • Understanding how the brain works
lost productivity, operational • Knowing what motivates people
errors, and safety incidents. • Communicating effectively
It can affect people in each • Applying tools that reinforce helpful attitudes
layer of an organisation, from
management staff, to field
alertMIND™ is designed to assist supervisors
operators, to office personnel. to motivate their crew to engage in managing
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their fatigue and maintaining alertness in the
Despite most organisations having workplace. alertMIND™ is based on current
psychological and neuroscientific research about fatigue and alertness as they
fatigue management policies relate to the heavy resource industry. Through this process, supervisors gain
and practices in place, reduced an understanding of the brain functions involved in alertness with application
to workplace performance; further develop their leadership toolkit for leading
alertness continues to remain a an alert culture; and enhance their practical skills in applying alertness control
safety and wellbeing challenge. measures consistent with company policy to invest in workplace safety.
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