In less that 12 months CBC have published another article on the negative effects of shift work, and they raise some points worth being made for a second time. Shift work has been increasingly in the news because of the adverse effects on health and the ‘24-hour economy, where demands must be met’.
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The issue of pilot fatigue has a long history of discussion, debate and regulation, but we are still hearing pilots complaining about it. It isn’t going away and it’s probably getting worse. Although flying is relatively safe, there is plenty of evidence that, with a commercial flight taking off somewhere in the world, every second […]
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Millions of Americans work night shifts permanently or routinely rotate in and out of working the night shift. Unfortunately, staying up at night affects the body’s natural circadian rhythm, which not only affects the health of workers, but also has the potential to affect workplace safety as well. According to Medical News Today, disrupting the […]
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As a night shift worker, you serve an incredibly important purpose of taking care of others, protecting society or an organization at night, or running complicated machinery. While your job requires alertness and often times, high-stakes decision making, the hours you work may cause you to be more tired than normal workers because you’re working […]
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Are you working demanding schedules, frequent night shifts, extended hours and substantial overtime? Certain professions all but guarantee that you’ll spend some time working the overnight hours. Nurses and doctors, police officers, firefighters and dispatch are just some of the professions in which getting to work during the day is not always an option. Sleep deprivation […]
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EKU Occupational Safety ProgramShift Workers in the United States According to recent statistics, there are 15 million Americans whose full-time jobs require them to work the night shift or work irregular hours. Of the full-time workers being paid an hourly wage or receiving a salary, 15% of them work their shifts outside the conventional hours of […]
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More than at any other time in history, life operates on a 24/7 schedule. Made up in large part of a combination of globalization and accessibility provided by the internet, there’s no longer any reason to shut down for the day. The downside to this 24/7 culture is that it has erased many of the […]
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