ABSTRACT

Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) employment has become a fundamental feature of construction activity in the resources sector in Australia. Much of the existing FIFO research has focused on the production phase of resource projects, as opposed to the construction phase. The rosters in the construction phase are less sociable than those in the production phase. Production phase-focused FIFO studies have documented negative impacts on communities, work-life balance and on the mental and occupational health of workers. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study among electrical trades workers working a challenging FIFO roster while employed during the construction phase of the INPEX LNG Project in Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. Results from 18 semi-structured interviews are used to examine these rosters from the perspective of workplace health and safety. Findings are linked to obligations placed on the Person Conducting the Business or Undertaking (PCBU) by work health and safety legislation. The paper concludes that it is doubtful that these workers’ rosters complied with the obligations placed on the PCBU by the legislation.

摘要

飞入飞出（FIFO）就业已成为澳大利亚资源行业建筑活动的基本特征。现有的FIFO研究大部分都集中在资源项目的生产阶段，而不是建设阶段。在建设阶段的花名册比在生产阶段的名册不那么社交。以生产阶段为重点的先进先出研究已记录了对社区，工作与生活的平衡以及对工人的心理和职业健康的负面影响。本文介绍了定性研究的结果，该研究是在澳大利亚北部地区达尔文市INPEX LNG项目施工阶段受雇于具有挑战性的FIFO名册的电气行业工人中进行的。从工作场所健康和安全的角度，使用18个半结构化访谈的结果来检查这些名册。调查结果与工作健康和安全法规对开展业务或承诺的人（PCBU）承担的义务相关。本文的结论是，怀疑这些工人的名册是否符合法律对PCBU规定的义务。