FRMS

TP 14575E April 2007

Fatigue Risk Management System for the Canadian Aviation Industry

Developing and Implementing a Fatigue Risk Management System

edu.au

Project Team
Edu.au
Kirsty McCulloch Angela Baker Sally Ferguson Adam Fletcher Drew Dawson

Transport Canada
Isabelle Marcil, Transportation Development Centre (TDC) Jacqueline Booth-Bourdeau, Civil Aviation Mark Laurence,Civil Aviation TDC Communications Unit

Notices
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Transport 2008 All rights reserved. This document may be reproduced in part or in whole and by any means only in the context of personal or public non-commercial use only. Any other use or any modification of this document is strictly forbidden under the applicablecopyrights law without prior written permission of Transport Canada. Please contact the Civil Aviation Communications Centre at 1-800-305-2059 (EST) for assistance. The information in this publication is to be considered solely as a guide and should not be quoted as or considered to be a legal authority. It may become obsolete in whole or in part at any time without notice. Transport Canada does notendorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers’ names appear in this report only because they are essential to its objectives. Une traduction de ce document est également disponible en français : «Système de gestion des risques liés à la fatigue pour le milieu aéronautique canadien : Élaboration et mise en oeuvre d’un système de gestion des risques liés à la fatigue», TP 14575F.

iiPreface

This document is part of the Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) Toolbox for Canadian Aviation developed by Transport Canada and fatigue consultants edu.au of Adeliade, Australia. The FRMS toolbox includes the following components: 1 FRMS for the Canadian Aviation Industry: An Introduction to Managing Fatigue, TP 14572E: introductory material intended to raise awareness about fatigue2. FRMS for the Canadian Aviation Industry: Fatigue Management Strategies for Employees, TP 14573E: provides the knowledge and skills required to apply appropriate fatigue management strategies at the individual level 3. FRMS for the Canadian Aviation Industry: Employee Training Assessment, TP 14574E: an optional module intended to assess employee competence in topics covered in the FatigueManagement Strategies for Employees workbook 4. FRMS for the Canadian Aviation Industry: Developing and Implementing a Fatigue Risk Management System, TP 14575E: explains how to manage the risks associated with fatigue at the organizational level within a safety management system framework 5. FRMS for the Canadian Aviation Industry: Policies and Procedures Development Guidelines, TP 14576E: proposes apolicy structure while providing examples and guidelines to help organizations through the process of designing fatigue risk management policies and procedures 6. FRMS for the Canadian Aviation Industry: Fatigue Audit Tools, TP 14577E: provides an overview of tools available to employers to help determine whether scheduling provides employees with adequate opportunities to get sufficient sleep. 7.FRMS for the Canadian Aviation Industry: Trainer's Handbook, TP 14578E: in addition to a training presentation on fatigue, fatigue management systems, and individual fatigue management strategies, the package includes background information for delivery of the workshop, learning outcomes, and questions frequently asked by participants These documents are available on the Transport Canada web siteat www.tc.gc.ca iii

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 The Aim of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Your Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....