Mental Health
Dirty Dozen
Managing Fatigue
General Human Factors
100

This is where you can talk to trained members of tech ops co-workers, if you feel you are in poor mental health

What is the Tech Ops Peer Support Group

100
This member of the Dirty dozen occurs often with shift workers, when they don't repay their sleep debt.

What is fatigue?

100

The amount of sleep you should be getting minus the amount of actual sleep you are receiving.

What is sleep debt?

100

The slang term used for mental laxity or any task related forgetfulness. IE: forgetting to put oil caps on 

What is a brain fart?

200

This is part of your benefits package.  It is a confidential, professional counselling service you can reach out to when in need. 

What is EFAP

200

Cell phone use is becoming one of the leading causes in this Dirty Dozen

What is distraction?

200

The natural cycle of being awake and asleep.

What is the circadian Rhythm?

200

One of the awesome members of the Tech Ops Safety Advisory/Instructor Team

Who is Slater or Jess?

300

This is the mental health initiative, that you can register and log in to, promoting discussions around mental health and to remove stigmas around mental health in the work place. (ie. people have been wearing buttons on how they are feeling today)

What is not myself today.

300

When you go to do a task an are missing the proper tools or parts.

What is lack of resources?

300

Planned, Emergency, and Habitual are 3 examples.

What are types of Naps?

400

This is not simply feeling sad or a temporary change in mood or a sign of weakness. It is a real medical condition with many emotional, physical, behavioral and cognitive symptoms. 

What is depression?

400

When a procedure has become common practice, but is NOT in an approved standard, manual or company documentation.  Could be positive or negative.

What is a Norm?

400

Taking naps, staying hydrated and strategically consuming this are effective methods of coping with sleepiness during night shift.

What is Caffeine?

500

Using sleeping pills, or alcohol to cope with stress, fatigue, and pressures can lead to this.

What is substance abuse?

500

This Dirty dozen involves Repetitive functions on a continual basis without incident, which ends up putting our safety guards down. 

What is Complacency?

500
The FRMS toolbox has helpful tips, and articles on how to manage fatigue and can be found here.

What is comply365?