Employee was found lying across two chairs with blanket covering them after working 10 night shifts in 12 days
Brisbane domestic airport in 2021. An air traffic controller covering an early morning shift was discovered asleep after working 10 night shifts over 12 days.Brisbane domestic airport in 2021. An air traffic controller covering an early morning shift was discovered asleep after working 10 night shifts over 12 days.Safety Bureau released on Tuesday blamed multiple consecutive night shifts and an ineffective fatigue risk management system for the incident.
The employee had worked their seventh night shift in nine days as a approach controller for Cairns airport from the Brisbane control centre, with the shift starting at 10pm and running until 6am.The reported noted there were no planes in the area at the time and ATSB was unable to determine when the employee went to sleep.
The report also criticised an “overreliance” on short-term changes to manage the airport roster “likely due to an underlying lack of resources within Airservices Australia”.While no findings were made against the controller, Airservices Australia has since increased its overall number of air traffic controllers.
A spokesperson for Airservices Australia said the company had “provided an extensive response to the ATSB regarding the measures we have taken as the result of our own investigation to address the two safety issues raised in their report, specifically regarding fatigue management and resourcing of rosters”.“We will continue to refine and improve our processes based on feedback.
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