Re: Fatigue Rostering

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Marvin The Martian" <choochoo72@spin.net.au> wrote in message
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> I understand that Fatigue rostering will be introduced for train crew in
> Jan 2001. It is a result of a South Australian study on the affects of
> shift work on the body. The rostering will reduce Fatigue for train crew
> but as usual Cityrail are trying to change the results to suit them,
> e.g. they claim length of shift has no effect on fatigue. There is also
> a set line where the study says that a person is to fatigued to work and
> Cityrail want this line to be flexible.


I heard it had been put off for a few years as it was almost impossible to
implement. It's going to upset a lot of blokes who like particular shifts who
won't be able to do them continuosly any more.