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 Mining Industry Relevant Research


The documents below represent mining industry based research on the potential impacts of fatigue and fatigue risk factors.

Risk Management process for managing fatigue.

ACARP Research Report C10032 - Bofinger et al, 2002. This report must be obtained from ACARP – www.acarp.com.au.

Work break patterns

Coal Services Health and Safety Trust – Bofinger et al 2005.

Hours of work and accident and incident rates

ACARP Research Report C13032 - Cliff, 2006. This report must be obtained from ACARP – www.acarp.com.au.

Coal Services Health and Safety Trust – Mabbott and Lloyd , 2003.

Travel to and from work

Coal Services Health and Safety Trust – Mabbott et al 2005.

Coal Services Health and Safety Trust - Di Milia and Smith, 2004.

Monitoring alertness

ACARP Research Report C9032 – Mabbott et al 2002. This report must be obtained from ACARP – www.acarp.com.au.