Industry
Utilities
Challenge
To gain regulatory approval for any new employee shift schedule, NB Power must prove that the shift pattern doesn’t pose elevated fatigue risk.
Results
NB Power uses Instant Insights to assess the risk levels of new or proposed shift schedules. The tool allows them to simulate shift rotations and visualize fatigue risk across hours and days—ensuring compliance with scientific standards.
Key Product
Instant Insights
About NB Power
NB Power operates one of Canada’s nuclear power facilities and is federally regulated. As part of its operational requirements, the organization must provide scientific evidence to support any shift schedule it implements—especially for personnel working in safety-critical environments.The Challenge
To gain regulatory approval for any new schedule, NB Power must prove that the shift pattern doesn’t pose elevated fatigue risk. Without a way to quickly simulate and evaluate shift changes, the scheduling process would be manual, slow, and subjective—leaving the team vulnerable to compliance issues or safety risks.
The Solution
Zach, who manages fatigue risk analysis at NB Power, now uses Instant Insights to assess the risk levels of new or proposed shift schedules. The tool allows him to simulate shift rotations and visualize fatigue risk across hours and days—ensuring compliance with scientific standards.
Instant Insights serves as a final check-and-balance before a schedule is implemented.
"We recently tested a schedule that came back with a score of 39 out of 100—too risky. Based on that, we didn’t proceed. The tool helps us avoid approving schedules that would raise flags with the regulator."
The Results
At NB Power, Instant Insights plays a preventative role in their safety program.
Along with NB Power's strict shift policies and comprehensive fitness-for-duty program—which includes worker support, screening, and even nap options—Instant Insights helps ensure fatigue doesn’t become an operational issue.
"Fatigue isn’t a day-to-day problem on site. The program helps us stay within safe limits and avoid drift into risky territory."
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