Managing Fatigue in the Workplace: Strategies and Risks

This article discusses the issue of fatigue in the workplace, with a focus on Boutique Build Australia's case study. It covers the risks associated with fatigue, signs of fatigue, and strategies for managing it. The article also includes professional development goals for architects and an email to the marketing manager and staff. The subject covered is BSBLDR602 Provide Leadership Across the Organisation.

BSBLDR602 PROVIDE
LEADERSHIP ACROSS
THE ORGANISATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TASK 2: Project portfolio...............................................................................................................3
SECTION 2: Fatigue management report-..................................................................................3
SECTION 3: Professional goals and development-....................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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TASK 2: Project portfolio
SECTION 2: Fatigue management report-
Introduction:
The main purpose of this report is to analyse the issue of the fatigue of the employees within the
Boutique Build Australia. This report will discuss the problems which are associated with the
fatigue and why this is the problem within the companies. Along with this, the risks which are
associated with the fatigue as well as the strategies for managing the fatigue within the
organization will be discussed. The report will also propose the strategies which will help in
managing the fatigue and the relationship for controlling the hierarchy.
Fatigue Analysis within organization:
This the structural analysis which involves the failure tendency of the systems when these are
subjected towards the cyclical loads (Williamson and Friswell, 2018). There are various methods
which can be used for the calculating the fatigue within the organization are stress life, strain life
and many more.
The following is the September time sheet data of the company:
Department Working hours Week period (M to F) Breaks
Human resource
manager
180 hours 4 days 30 minutes per day
Marketing Manager 190 hours 4 days No lunch breaks
Operations Manager 14.5 hours 3 days whole month Lunch breaks taken
Administration Officer 152 hours 4 days 30 minutes per day
It has been found from the above data sheet of the September that employees of the marketing
manager are working for the excessive hours and due to this reason there has been identified the
fatigue within the employees of the organization.
Problems associated with fatigue:
Fatigue is basically referring to as the issue which is raised within the workplace when the
working hours or there is excessive working hours which are Fatigue has been identified as one
of the biggest problem which is faced by many numbers of the companies. By going through the
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case study of Boutique build company it was found that company is facing the problem if the
fatigue and due to this reason there are many other problems arising within the organization. The
fatigue among the employees results to the slower reactions of the employees, the ability of the
process information is reduced, decreases the awareness, there creates the lack of the attention,
underestimation of the risks, reduction of the coordination and many more (Lerman and et.al.,
2019).
The fatigue within the organization leads to the errors and the accidents and this is considered as
one of the root cause of the major employee turnover within the organization. It has been found
that the Boutique Build company is also facing this issue and due to this these problems are also
increasing in the business.
Signs of fatigue:
The fatigue is the biggest problem which reduces the overall productivity of the employees or the
staff members as well as this increases the mistakes done by the employees within their job. The
mistakes which are made due to the fatigue within the workplace can be prevented when the
business is investing in the health and safety environment. There are various signs of fatigue
within the organization such as-
 Weariness
 Tiredness
 Sleepiness
 Mentally tired
 Physically tired
 Reduction of productivity
 reduction of alertness
These are the most common signs which are seen within the employees in which they are
suffering from the fatigue (Dawson and et.al., 2019). This enables the company to get successful
and becomes one of the major issue for the increase in the employee turnover.
Risks associated with fatigue and strategies for management of risk:
There are various risks key factors associated with the fatigue within the Boutique Build
organization are such as-
Psychological and psychosocial factors: The stress, anxiety as well as the depression are the
main reasons due to which the risk of the fatigue is increasing within the employees. This is
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highly affecting the working performance of the employees as because of this, they are not able
to work effectively at the workplace.
Physical factors: The physical factors are basically the disease through which the employee is
suffering such as the anaemia, diabetes, fever, cancer and many more. These factors are
increasing the risk of the fatigue among the employees at the workplace (Sawatzky, 2017).
Physiological factors: The inadequate sleep is one of the main risk of increasing the fatigue. As
due to this, the employees are not able to work at the workplace as this reduces the productivity
of the employees. The quality of the work is reduced and this affects the overall performance of
the employees.
Managing the risks of fatigue within organisation:
The fatigue has been identified as the problem which increases the large number of the incidents
within the organisation. It is very important for the Boutique Build company to take the
corrective measures as this will enable the companies to maintain their productivity. These risks
which are associated with the fatigue can be managed as-
 Identifying the factors which can cause and become the cause of the fatigue within the
organisation.
 The injury from the risks must also be assessed.
 The risks must be controlled by the implementation of the most suitable controlling
measures which may be practised in the situation. The control measures must be reviewed and evaluated whether they are working or not
(Banks and et.al., 2019).
The strategies for managing the fatigue and the relationship to the hierarchy of control:
It has been identified that the fatigue not just inly affects the physical as well as the mental health
of the employees but along with this, the health and the safety of other employees are also
affected. Fatigue is also the important aspect which must be considered for keeping the
environment healthy and safe.
There are various strategies which will enable the Boutique Build company to manage the
fatigue within the organisation. These are such as-
Worker Consultations: It is very necessary for the management of the company to discuss the
working schedules of the employees as this will help them in reducing the work load (Belenk and
et.al., 2020).
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Analysing of work practices: The working practices of the employees must be evaluated as
well as all the records of the employees must be checked time to time. This will help the
company to manage the fatigue.
Organisational pressures: The structural process of the organisation has very high level of the
pressure on the employees as through this, the employees will be able to perform effectively. The
management of the companies must understand the pressure on the employees due to which the
fatigue is increasing must be eliminated.
SECTION 3: Professional goals and development-
Overview of company:
Boutique Build company is basically the residential construction organisation which is highly
specialised in the architectural renovations, building of new homes within the South Coast region
of NSW. The company employs the best talented and skilled people which are having years of
experience within this field of work for providing good quality work for their customers. The
main purpose of this business is to provide the good quality homes to the customers and achieve
the leading position in Australia within this industry.
Goals and objectives of Company:
To increase the productivity and become highly profitable and accountable company- This
will be performed by ensuring the financial operations, expanding the sources of revenue as well
as achieving the profits up to 10% per annum.
To build good quality residences- This will be done by increasing the sales and investing on the
research and development department.
Hiring and recruiting the best staff- The company will continue to drive for the customer-
centred and skilled and talented workforce. Providing the training to the employees and
enhancing the diversity of the employees.
Build effective customer relationships- To provide the employee for better serving the
customers by meeting their needs and wants.
Overview of position or job role:
I am highly interested in becoming the architect. This job role is basically of planning, designing
as well as overseeing the construction of the buildings. They provide the services related to the
design and the construction of the buildings as well as the outer space around the site of
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buildings which has the human occupant or used for their purpose. As I am highly interested in
designing the structure of the home so I want to become the architect.
The job responsibilities of architect are-
 Controlling the project for ensuring high quality design of building
 Understanding the needs of the clients
 Developing the ideas by keeping in mind the needs and expectations of the clients. Managing the effective relationship with the clients (Sparks and Hirsh, 2021).
Five professional Goals for architect:
 To work for building housing complexes with the proper modern style.
 To design the most effective architectural projects for the industries.
 To response towards the expectations of the clients by understanding there needs through
effective communication skills.
 To develop the creative thinking and management of the complex projects.
 To ensure for the company which I will be working has all the documents and the
authority for smooth running of the projects.
These are highly relevant for the Boutique Build company as this company is involved in
building the residential houses with the good quality projects. These goals are suitable for the 12-
month period as these can be done within this tine duration (Benton and Benton, 2021).
Strengths:
 I have the ability of understanding the
things in detail and in deep.
 I am very artistic as this will help me in
designing the things better.
Weaknesses:
 I cannot manage the things on time as
this is one of the biggest weaknesses.
 I does not have much perfectionism
which may lag behind other architects.
The things will be scheduled properly as this will help in timely managing the work for the
overall career path.
Professional Development Plan:
Details of Type Date/s Cost Expected Expected
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Professional
development
benefit to self benefit to
team
Analytical
thinking and
innovation
Conferences in
industry sector
16th August $ 10,000 This will help
me in thinking
creatively and
innovatively.
This will
create the
innovation
environment
within the
team.
Getting
specialisation
in specific
field.
Formal
training/course
16th
September
$ 7000 This will help
me in
specialising
and gaining
the
knowledge.
The
productivity
and
perfectionism
in work will
improve.
Designing
skills
Formal
training/course
21st November $ 8000 This will
improve the
designing and
becoming
more artistic.
Designing
skills will help
the team to
become more
creative.
Technology
improvements
Formal
training/course
25th December $ 5000 This will help
me in
understanding
the techniques
to use the
advanced
technology.
Develops the
ways for using
the advanced
technology
within work.
Professional Development Report- 1
Details of professional development: Understanding the innovation will enable to
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Date:
Title:
Time:
Duration:
Things liked the most about the professional
development:
Things least liked:
Benefits of participating in the professional
development got:
think creatively and innovatively within the
workplace.
16th August
Analytical thinking and innovation
9:00 a.m.
1 month
The way the overall things were carried out.
There were many things which were not
cleared.
Helped in creating the innovation and creative
skills.
Professional Development Report- 2
Details of professional development
Date:
Technology advancements will provide many
opportunities in the future.
25th December
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Title:
Time:
Duration:
Things liked the most about the professional
development:
Things least liked:
Benefits of participating in the professional
development got:
Technology Improvements
9:00 a.m.
15 days
The things were explained in the training very
effectively and in detail.
All of the things not covered in training.
This has helped me in learning many of things
for the future career path.
Continuous and professional competence:
The participation in this professional development program has increased the overall skills of the
technology, innovative and creative skills, analytical skills and many more. These were learned
through the formal training and courses.
Email to Marketing Manager:
Subject: Congratulations for good performance
Dear Sir,
I am emailing you for expressing my sincere gratitude over your effective support and
leadership to the overall team. I am extremely grateful for the time and the efforts you made for
supporting the employees and reviewing there work which has improved the performance of
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team. Your leadership and support towards us enable to achieve the success and growth.
Thanks,
XXX
Director
Email to Staff:
Subject: Understanding the position of the company
Dear staff,
I would like to take some of your precious time for discussing the issue within the company as
well as its current position. It is very important to put more efforts to the new strategic pan
which has been implementing for the expansion of company. I have already discussed this
through the presentation but wants the overall staff members to perform well and help in
achieving the success.
Thanks,
XXX
Director
Business Memo:
TO: CEO
FROM: Operations Manager
DATE: 18th August 2022
SUBJECT: Writing you to update the policies of using the flyer points for personal use.
The company is continuously growing and the flyer points are not for the personal use and
instead of this there are many employees using the flyer points for personal use while travelling.
I would like you to formulate the guidelines which will help in resolving such issue within the
organisation.
Please let me know if there are any of the doubts related to this in your head.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Banks, S., and et.al., 2019. Effects of fatigue on teams and their role in 24/7 operations. Sleep
medicine reviews, 48, p.101216.
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Belenky, G., and et.al., 2020. Fatigue in the workplace. In Sleep Deprivation and Disease (pp.
243-268). Springer, New York, NY.
Benton, B. and Benton, D., 2021. Professional Development with a Focus. Delta Kappa Gamma
Bulletin, 74(4).
Dawson, D., and et.al., 2019. Modelling fatigue and the use of fatigue models in work
settings. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 43(2), pp.549-564.
Lerman, S.E., and et.al., 2019. Fatigue risk management in the workplace. Journal of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 54(2), pp.231-258.
Sawatzky, S., 2017. Worker fatigue: Understanding the risks in the workplace. Professional
Safety, 62(11), pp.45-51.
Sparks, D. and Hirsh, S., 2021. A national plan for improving professional development.
Williamson, A. and Friswell, R., 2018. Fatigue in the workplace: causes and
countermeasures. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 1(1-2), pp.81-98.
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