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Fatigue and wellbeing

Rest, fatigue risk, circadian load and the human side of a 24/7 roster: what the research says and what a roster can and cannot do about it.

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19 March 2025From fatigue policy to daily practice
Connect an ANSP’s fatigue-management policy with roster rules, review responsibilities, staff reporting and operational changes.
29 June 2023Coverage, training and qualifications in one roster
Connect coverage, qualifications, leave, training and duty rules so planners can assess the full effect of an ATC roster assignment.
14 December 2022Rest, recovery and the role of the roster
Distinguish operational duty and rest rules from broader wellbeing ideas when discussing ATCO fatigue management and roster design.
24 October 2022Give controllers a clear way to request changes
Bring preferences, leave requests and shift swaps into a clear workflow that planners can review against ATC coverage and scheduling rules.
17 October 2022A clearer path to a shift swap
Follow a shift swap from employee request through agreement, rule checks and planner approval to the updated shared roster.
3 October 2022How duty changes affect the ATCO roster
Review working time, rest opportunities and staff requests as part of an ANSP’s wider fatigue-management and roster-review process.
6 July 2022Plan breaks alongside position coverage
Bring breaks and working-position coverage into the same ATC plan, with configured rules and a clear review of operational changes.
28 June 2022Roster access and requests for controllers
Give controllers a clear view of published assignments, planned breaks and request status through connected rostering workflows.
23 May 2022More certainty around the next shift
Give shift workers more useful notice, a way to express preferences and a clear process for requesting and reviewing changes.
11 May 2022Connect roster access, requests and reporting
Assess how shared roster access, staff requests and reporting could reduce repeated work across your ATC workforce-planning process.
27 April 2022Plan rest within an ATC roster
Review duty patterns, rest opportunities and changes to worked hours as part of a fatigue-management process for ATC operations.
14 December 2021Review rest across the ATCO duty pattern
Review the full sequence of ATC duties, rest and worked hours, including the effects of changes after the roster is published.
14 October 2021Roster choices that affect life outside work
Review weekend duties, holidays, staff preferences and shift swaps to make an ATCO roster more useful for personal planning.