Shifting Work Perspectives
Managing Fatigue, Alertness, & Performance in a World That Never Stops
A new study of permanent night shift workers suggests that cognitive impairments and performance declines on the night shift are more strongly correlated to insomnia…
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A Conversation with GoodSleep® Creator, Dr. Gregg Jacobs A good day starts with GoodSleepTM How an employee sleeps at night directly impacts how they function…
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 Many employers provide work breaks to employees, whether paid or unpaid; however, this common practice isn’t federally mandated – with the exception of required…
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Is it necessary to increase staffing levels when converting to a 12-hour shift schedule? Longer 12-hour shifts don’t necessarily require additional staffing. Unless there’s an…
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Sleep deprivation is an issue that is often ignored, yet frequently the root cause of decreased productivity, accidents, incidents and mistakes which costs the global…
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Researchers at Georgetown University predict that the U.S. economy will face a shortage of 5 million workers with the necessary education and training by 2020.1…
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1. Fatigue levels and worker’s compensation costs CIRCADIAN’s Shiftwork Practices Survey revealed that fatigued workers exhibit up to 4x the worker’s compensation costs as compared…
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Does an individual’s circadian profile affect their ability to adapt to shiftwork? Shiftwork Adaptation: Early Birds vs Night Owls A person’s “circadian profile” tends to…
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The beginning of Daylight Savings Time has left many of us feeling a bit fatigued. The 6:30 AM alarm instead feels like a 5:30 AM…
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Worker fatigue may be an issue in your operation – whether you're aware of it or not. One-third of workforce managers believe that fatigue is…
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