Energy & Nuclear
Shift patterns, recovery time and the record behind them.
Control rooms, outage teams and response crews work 12-hour days and nights. When cover runs short, rest between blocks is the first thing to go.
Where it goes wrong
- Runs of 12-hour nights
- Quick changeovers between day and night blocks
- Overtime and call-outs during outages
- Showing that working patterns were reviewed
How RosterWise helps
- See 12-hour shifts, nights and long runs of shifts on one calendar
- Check rest between blocks, including overtime you add
- Review each finding and record your decision and reason
- Look back at earlier rosters and the decisions made on them
An example
A shift RosterWise would flag
Review
Operator 0412, fifth night. A fifth 12-hour night shift in a row, 19:00 to 07:00. No single factor stands out, but they stack up: night work, a shift over 10 hours, 12 hours’ rest between nights, five shifts in a row and 60 hours in seven days.
Your responsibilities
The rules that apply
| Rule | What it covers | Regulator |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear site licence conditions 12, 26 and 36 | Suitably qualified staff, control of operations and organisational capability, including staffing and shift patterns | ONR (Office for Nuclear Regulation) |
| ONR guidance NS-TAST-GD-061, Staffing levels and task organisation | Covers fatigue and shift patterns, including 11 hours’ rest between shifts and avoiding scheduled shifts over 12 hours | ONR |
| Working Time Regulations 1998 and Management Regulations 1999 | Rest, night work, weekly hours and risk assessment | HSE |
What RosterWise doesn’t check. RosterWise doesn’t check licence conditions or offshore rules. It gives you a consistent view of the working pattern and a record of what you decided, to use in your own arrangements.
Talk to us about your rosters.
Tell us how your teams are rostered. We’ll be straight about whether RosterWise can help.