Fatigue risk management by volunteer fire-fighters: Use of informal strategies to augment formal policy

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 92-98

  Dawson, Drew ^a   Mayger, Katherine ^b   Thomas, Matthew J W ^a   Thompson, Kirrilly ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency services; Fatigue; Fire fighting; Informal controls; Risk management; Safety management systems

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FIRES; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES; COPING STRATEGIES; FATIGUE MANAGEMENT; FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; FIRE FIGHTING; INFORMAL CONTROLS; POTENTIAL CONFLICT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTEER; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTEERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938535433     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.06.008     Document Type: Article

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