Concerned by suicides at work of FIFO (Fly In/Fly Out) workers in the Pilbara, the WA government has delivered an interim paper Shining a Light on FIFO Mental Health. After 12 work based suicides in as many months, answers are being sought - particularly around family-friendly rosters - to allow workers to participate in family and community life. While the Australian mining boom has drawn our attention to the FIFOs, the phenomenon has long been with us. Consultants and executives have been living FIFO lifestyles for decades. Many corporate nomads spend as much time on aeroplanes as they do on the ground. "I'm a citizen of Qantas" one such nomad boasted to me. Another was introduced to me as "Mr 1 A" (because of the aeroplane seat he so frequently occupied).
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机译：对于皮尔巴拉（Pilbara）的FIFO（Fly In / Fly Out）工人工作中的自杀问题，西澳州政府已发布了一份临时文件，《点亮FIFO心理健康》。经过长达数月的12次自杀式自杀后，人们正在寻求答案-尤其是对家庭友善的名册-以便工人参与家庭和社区生活。尽管澳大利亚采矿业的繁荣吸引了我们对先进先出的关注，但这种现象早已伴随我们。顾问和管理人员已经有FIFO生活数十年了。许多公司游牧民在飞机上花费的时间与在地面上花费的时间一样多。 “我是澳洲航空的公民”这样的游牧民族对我吹嘘。另一个被介绍给我的名字是“ A先生”（由于他经常坐飞机座位）。
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