The stevedoring company had not identified stevedore fatigue as a risk to the company or its operations and, as a result, had not implemented a system to manage fatigue. Consequently, its operations were exposed to a level of fatigue-related risk that had not been assessed and treated.
Action taken post recommendation adequately addresses the safety issue for the company. The issue should be addressed by the stevedoring industry in general which is developing a code of practice that covers fatigue risk. The ATSB SAN serves to highlight the issue to industry.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau advises that all stevedoring companies should consider having a system to effectively manage stevedore fatigue to reduce safety risk in their operations.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that Newcastle Stevedores takes further action to address the issue concerning stevedore fatigue in its operations.
Current status:
Issue status: Closed
Justification: Adequate action taken by Newcastle Stevedores.
