Development of the Fatigue Risk Assessment and Management in High-Risk Environments (FRAME) Survey: A Participatory Approach

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Feb 13;16(4):522. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16040522.

Abstract

Existing risk assessment tools are not effective or sustainable in identifying Oil and Gas Extraction (OGE) workers at high risk of fatigue-related injuries or incidents. We developed a comprehensive Fatigue Risk Assessment and Management in high-risk Environments (FRAME) survey through an industry-academic participatory approach. The FRAME survey was developed through: (1) systematic gathering of existing fatigue scales; (2) refining the inventory using the Delphi Consensus technique; and (3) further refinement through employee/worker focus groups. The participatory approach resulted in a final FRAME survey across four fatigue dimensions-sleep, shiftwork, physical, and mental fatigue, and was composed of 26 items. The FRAME survey was founded on occupational fatigue science and refined and tailored to the OGE industry, through rigorous industry stakeholder input, for safer, effective, practical, and sustainable fatigue assessment and management efforts.

Keywords: oil and gas; overexertion; questionnaire; shift; sleep; workload.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Community Participation
  • Delphi Technique
  • Fatigue / diagnosis*
  • Fatigue / pathology
  • Fatigue / psychology
  • Female
  • Focus Groups
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Occupational Diseases / pathology
  • Oil and Gas Industry*
  • Risk Assessment / methods*
  • Safety Management / methods*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires