Monitor the well-being of personnel

There are many regulations in the UK that exist to protect the well-being of employees, including:

• The Working Time Regulations and the Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland) – these include topics such as shift working, rest periods and leave
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) – of note, section 6 states that employers shall ensure that employees are provided with health surveillance which is appropriate to the risks to their health and safety

There are also regulations relating to driver hours, which should be considered for retained duty system (on-call) personnel. Further information on the regulations can be found at:

• GOV.UK: Drivers’ hours
• nidirect: Tachograph and drivers’ hours