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Investigating Implementation Requirements for Fatigue Risk Management Dashboards: A Qualitative Study of Supervisors in the Offshore Drilling Domain

SessionThursday Poster Session

DescriptionFatigue's adverse effects in high-risk environments, such as the oil and gas extraction industry, have contributed to several disasters, including the Texas City refinery tragedy. These adverse outcomes associated with occupational fatigue have called for advanced methods to monitor and mitigate fatigue and its contributors in such work environments. While fatigue has been predominantly measured subjectively in the OGE industry, there is a recent trend toward using objective metrics, such as physiological or performance measurements, to aid in fatigue identification. Though advanced fatigue measurement techniques enhance fatigue detection at the individual level, OGE operations need a broader strategy that converts these insights into organizational controls, policies, and ongoing improvement processes, and that is formalized through Fatigue Risk Management Systems.
Eleven participants who held supervisory roles were recruited from various settings across two large international OGE companies. A semi-structured interview protocol was used to understand the characteristics of SMSs, their utility, experience with current SRS dashboards, and requirements for decision support. The participants were introduced to the concept of fatigue-related dashboards. Participants were then asked questions about the implementation of similar dashboards in the offshore work settings.

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