Re: Fatigue Rostering

[BEE EFF <mcreely@pnc.com.au>]

You make both accurate and valid points,

answer to Point 1

The relevant information is available to all, there is only one problem there
are very few people who can interpret the data and understand who it has been
used against us.

answer to Point 2

Management may choose to ignore the fact that it being distorted to acheive a
favourable result because if they don't it puts them in an awkward situation of
have rosters that will not fit the requirements of our EA.  Also through
running depots such as Junee and Taree etc. would have rosters that are
completely unworkable.


With regard to your last comment about the position that management are placed
in, if something went wrong, well none of this is legislation yet so they can
still tend to be a bit lax with applying the index, so as to maintain
flexibility with train running.

T & J Jones wrote:

> > And rosters have been known to bastardize it by altering shift lengths in
> the
> > fatigue program so as to come up with a roster that would not exceed the
> fatigue
> > index.
>
> I would have through that
>
> 1.  The program and its results would be available to all interested
> parties.  I assume that this is how you established the roster staff had
> been falsifying the results to achieve the required standard?
>
> 2.    The responsible rostering staff would have breached company policy and
> possibly placed the company in a very compromised position if an incident
> were to occur.  I would have thought that senior management would
> immediately take action if the falsifying of the fatigue results were bought
> to their attention?