Research conducted on Tideway with stakeholders who work in tunnelling suggests that current shift patterns and working arrangements in the sector are problematic: but addressing this is difficult given cost constraints, tight deadlines and the choices workers make to suit their personal circumstances. Tideway has thrown down the gauntlet by specifying that tunnelling shifts on the project must not exceed ten hours.
History
School
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Published in
Tunnelling Journal
Issue
June/July 2019
Pages
28 - 31 (4)
Citation
JONES, W. .... et al., 2019. Waking up to Fatigue. Tunnelling Journal, (June/July 2019), pp. 28 - 31.
Publisher
TGS Media Ltd
Version
AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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