Tracking Stress & Fatigue at Consolidated Rutile Limited

1. Tracking Stress & Fatigue at Consolidated Rutile Limited Presenter: Mark McGinty, Site Safety Advisor Date?

2. Objectives • Discuss the system CRL has in place to manage Fitness for Work • How we at CRL use the system to monitor stress and fatigue • What controls CRL has put in place to manage the risk in relation to stress and fatigue

3. The Fit for Work System Fit 2000 Fit for Duty system • Easy to monitor • Non-invasive • Tests take about 30 secs • Tests for signs of impairment for Alcohol and Drugs • Tests for signs of impairment for Stress and Fatigue • Behaviours can be monitored over time periods • Cheaper than random drug testing

4. The Fit for Work System (cont.) • The Fit 2000 measures four involuntary actions of the eye • Saccadic Velocity: the reaction time for the eye to travel from side to side • Amplitude: pupils reaction to light • Latency: time taken for the pupil to return to normal • Pupil Diameter: the size of the pupil as measured in a controlled environment

5. Fatigue • The effects of fatigue have been well documented and recent studies into this area have found the following effects: • Comprehension of complex situations • Greater risk of injury and incidents • Absenteeism and sickness • Moods and behaviour • Communication • Job satisfaction and productivity

6. Latency Diameter Velocity Amplitude 7-Apr-03 2-Jun-03 9-Jun-03 3-Mar-03 5-May-03 14-Apr-03 21-Apr-03 28-Apr-03 16-Jun-03 23-Jun-03 17-Feb-03 24-Feb-03 10-Mar-03 17-Mar-03 24-Mar-03 31-Mar-03 12-May-03 19-May-03 26-May-03 Fatigue 350 Report generated graph depicting fatigue 8 300 250 6 200 4 150 100 2 50 - 0

7. 8 350 Latency 300 6 250 Diameter 4 200 150 Velocity 2 100 Amplitude 50 0 - 7-Apr-03 2-Jun-03 9-Jun-03 5-May-03 14-Apr-03 21-Apr-03 28-Apr-03 16-Jun-03 23-Jun-03 12-May-03 19-May-03 26-May-03 Fatigue Report generated graph depicting normal behaviour

8. How CRL Reduces the Risk of Fatigue • Limit the hours of employees in the workplace by an “Hours of Work Policy” • Self appraisal questionnaire • Place controls on personnel who work more than the normal hours • Where employees are showing the effects of fatigue they retest on the Fit 2000 • If high risk then they are driven home • Ensure adequate breaks between shifts.

9. Stress • Like fatigue, stress can be detrimental to the activities in the work environment. Stress can result from a number of different causes: • Domestic situations • Financial situations • Fatigue • Poor work environment including harassment and bullying • Production pressures

10. Diameter Amplitude Stress 7 Report generated graph depicting stress 6 5 4 3 2 1 - 7/06/2003 1/04/2003 1/03/2003 4/04/2003 8/03/2003 30/05/2003 20/05/2003 18/04/2003 22/06/2003 27/05/2003 13/05/2003 28/04/2003 25/04/2003 11/04/2003 11/03/2003

11. 8 350 300 6 Diameter 250 4 200 150 2 Amplitude 100 50 0 - 7-Apr-03 2-Jun-03 9-Jun-03 5-May-03 14-Apr-03 21-Apr-03 28-Apr-03 16-Jun-03 23-Jun-03 12-May-03 19-May-03 26-May-03 Report generated graph depicting normal behaviours

12. How CRL Manages Stress • CRL manages stress by providing the following services to employees: • Employee Assistance Provider, (EAP), for confidential counselling for employees and families • Avenues to address problems in the workplace • Policies for Anti-Discrimination, EEO, workplace behaviour, hours of work etc • A company wide focus on Safe Production

13. Conclusion • All organisations have a responsibility to ensure: • That they meet their Legislative requirements • They are ethical in their treatment of their people • That they mitigate risks within the work environment • Ensure that their people are Fit for Work prior to commencing • Using this system ensure the first act a person does before they enter the workplace is a “safe act”

14. Any Questions?