[386] - Why 24/7 Organisations Are Missing a Critical Piece of Fatigue Management

Text me what you thought of the show 😊We challenge leaders to stop treating shift work as a roster problem and start treating it as a biology problem that drives safety, errors, and performance. We lay out why fatigue is an organisational risk and why training trusted Shift Work Champions on the floor can change culture in real time.• asking who owns shift worker biology in a 24-7 workplace• outlining the evidence on long-term health risks from night and rotating shifts• reframing fatigue as a performance and safety issue, not an employee weakness• explaining why many wellbeing efforts miss night shift crews• proposing Shift Work Champions as an internal capability model• describing what champions learn about circadian rhythms, light, sleep, movement, and nutrition• showing how education spreads through peers and lifts retention and resilience• inviting leaders to build evidence-based education into fatigue risk managementIf you'd like to learn more about this or my seminars and what I do, workshops, keynotes, and the shift work champion™  program see belowSupport the show----------------------------Roger Sutherland is Australia's Night Shift & Sleep Specialist and the founder of A Healthy Shift.After more than 40 years working rotating shifts with Victoria Police, Roger now helps organisations reduce fatigue risk, improve staff wellbeing and build healthier, safer and higher-performing 24/7 workplaces through evidence-based education, circadian biology and the Shift Work Champions™ Framework.Shift Work Champions™: https://join.ahealthyshift.com/shift-work-capabilityWebsite: https://ahealthyshift.com.auLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-sutherlandInstagram: @a_healthy_shift___________________Disclaimer: Roger Sutherland is not a doctor or a medical professional.  Always consult a physician before implementing any strategies mentioned in this podcast. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. Roger Sutherland will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of the information contained in this podcast, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness, or death._______________________