Risk Factors for Fatigue in Shipping, the Consequences for Seafarers’ Health and Options for Preventive Intervention
| Autor: | Wessel M. A. van Leeuwen, Claire Pekcan, Jørgen Riis Jepsen, Zhiwei Zhao, Mike Barnett |
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| Přispěvatelé: | MacLachlan, Malcolm |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Acute effects
Seafarers Prevention Risk management information systems Multiple risk factors 030210 environmental & occupational health Occupational safety and health Shift work 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk factors Work (electrical) Environmental health Preventive intervention Chronic effects Business Literature study Fatigue 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Maritime Psychology ISBN: 9783319454283 Jepsen, J R, Zhao, Z, Pekcan, C, Barnett, M & Van Leeuwen, W M A 2017, Risk factors for fatigue in shipping, the consequences for seafarers’ health and options for preventive intervention . in M MacLachlan (ed.), Maritime Psychology : Research in Organizational and Health Behavior at Sea . Springer Publishing Company, pp. 127-150 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45430-6_6 |
| Popis: | The consequences of fatigue for the health and safety of seafarers have caused concern in the industry and among academics, and indicates the importance of further research into risk factors and preventive interventions at sea. This chapter gives an overview of the key issues relating to seafarer fatigue. A literature study was conducted aimed at collecting publications that address risk factors for fatigue, short-term and long-term consequences for health and safety, and options for fatigue mitigation at sea. Due to the limited number of publications that deal with seafarers, experiences from other populations sharing the same exposures (e.g. shift work) were also included when appropriate. Work at sea involves multiple risk factors for fatigue, which in addition to acute effects (e.g. impaired cognition, accidents) contributes through autonomic, immunologic and metabolic pathways to the development of chronic diseases that are particularly prevalent in seafarers. Taking into account the frequency of seafarer fatigue and the severity of its consequences, the efficacy of the current legislative framework and the industry’s compliance, the manning of the international merchant fleet, and optimized working, living and sleeping conditions at sea all need serious reconsideration. Given the circumstances at sea which cannot be altered, e.g. working in shifts and crossing time zones, further assessment of the potentials of preventive interventions including fatigue prediction tools and individual Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) is recommended. |
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