Common use of Roster Design – Safe Hours of Work Clause in Contracts

Roster Design – Safe Hours of Work. (a) The provisions of this subclause 35.3 are to be read in conjunction with clause 41 (Workload Management and Review). (b) The Health Service must not roster or arrange work hours in a way that causes an excessive or unsafe work pattern to exist. (c) The obligation to work safe hours applies to both the Health Service and Doctors. (d) The National Code of Practice – Hours of Work, Shiftwork and Rostering for Hospital Doctors is a suitable framework under which to consider safe working hours issues.

Roster Design – Safe Hours of Work. (a) 26.3.1 The provisions of this subclause 35.3 sub clause 26.3 are to be read in conjunction with clause 41 28 (Workload Management and Work Practice Review). (b) 26.3.2 The Health Service Hospital must not roster or arrange work hours in a way that causes an excessive or unsafe work pattern to exist. (c) 26.3.3 The obligation to work safe hours safely applies to both the Health Service and Doctors. (d) The National Code of Practice – Hours of Work, Shiftwork and Rostering for Hospital Doctors is a suitable framework under which to consider safe working hours issues.