What’s the link between shift work and safety incidents? This systematic review of 24 studies explored the links. Extracts: · It’s estimated that 10-30% of the workforce in industrialised societies engage in non-standard work / shift work · Overall, they found “an increased risk of safety incidents during or after night shifts” · “Accumulated exposure to evening or… Continue reading Association of non-standard working time arrangements with safety incidents: a systematic review
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Safe As 32: Navigating fatigue with defences in depth (quickisode)
This quickisode discusses Dawson & McCulloch’s structured defences in depth approach to navigate occupational fatigue at different levels. Today’s paper: Dawson, D., & McCulloch, K. (2005). Managing fatigue: it’s about sleep. Sleep medicine reviews, 9(5), 365-380. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zz1pg3u3j8NayH6dTQTXH?si=JeSVlaUEQEK5IxfH2tSVEQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep32-navigating-fatigue-risk-with-the-defences-in/id1819811788?i=1000725535912 Make sure to subscribe to Safe As on Spotify/Apple, and if you find it useful then please… Continue reading Safe As 32: Navigating fatigue with defences in depth (quickisode)
Sleep Problems and Workplace Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Are sleep problems (SP) and workplace violence (WV) related? Quite possibly. This meta-analysis and systematic review unpacked 34 studies exploring the links. Extracts: VW can be classified into four types: · “Type 1, Criminal Intent, when no legitimate relationship exists between the perpetrator and the business or its employees and the perpetrator commits a crime (robbery,… Continue reading Sleep Problems and Workplace Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Implications of sleep loss or sleep deprivation on muscle strength: a systematic review
Does sleep deprivation (SD) affect various indices of muscle strength? To Jack’s complete lack of surprise: probably yes. This systematic review investigated 13 studies on the links. Tl;dr: Drop setting those Z’s may be eating into sick gainz bro For background: · 7-9 hrs sleep per night is recommended for most people · Poor quality and duration… Continue reading Implications of sleep loss or sleep deprivation on muscle strength: a systematic review
Safety climate and fatigue have differential impacts on safety issues: Safety climate, fatigue, and safety issues
This study explored the links between safety climate, fatigue and several safety issues (actual safety incidents reported, near-misses experienced, safety underreporting). >11k navy personnel were surveyed (survey/self-declared, so consider limitations). Key findings: · “Safety climate affected underreporting the most, followed by likelihood of experiencing a near-miss, but had the weakest impact on actual safety reporting” · “Conversely,… Continue reading Safety climate and fatigue have differential impacts on safety issues: Safety climate, fatigue, and safety issues
Safety incidents associated with extended working hours. A systematic review and meta-analysis
This meta-analysis evaluated whether extended working hours is associated with work injury (either during or after work). 22 studies were included. This study didn’t find significant evidence for all of the expected links found in other studies (e.g. weak or no association between working overtime on incidents), and this is likely a result of their… Continue reading Safety incidents associated with extended working hours. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Night shift work and indicators of cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This may interest people – a meta-analysis and systematic review of the effects night shift work has on markers of cardiovascular risk. Not a summary – you can read the full open access paper. 81 studies met inclusion criteria – 14 cohort and 67 cross-sectional. Findings: · “Night shift work is associated with increased inflammation · “HDL-C… Continue reading Night shift work and indicators of cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Compendium: Sleep & Fatigue Risk Management
Here’s an assortment of papers on sleep and occupational fatigue. Focus is on articles I’ve summarised or full-text I could locate. A few themes are covered: Feel free to shout a coffee if you’d like to support the growth of my site: Sleep & Fatigue https://www.academia.edu/30709111/Fatigue_proofing_A_new_approach_to_reducing_fatigue_related_risk_using_the_principles_of_error_management https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/pdf/10.5664/jcsm.9512 https://www.academia.edu/7558212/A_Model_to_Predict_Work_Related_Fatigue_Based_on_Hours_of_Work https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106398 https://www.academia.edu/115005821/Effects_of_fatigue_on_surgeon_performance_and_surgical_outcomes_a_systematic_review https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6495463_The_dynamics_of_neurobehavioural_recovery_following_sleep_loss https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-abstract/20/4/267/2732104?redirectedFrom=PDF https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49656992_Research_needs_and_opportunities_for_reducing_the_adverse_safety_consequences_of_fatigue https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/eng-2022-0411/pdf https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/indhealth/47/5/47_5_518/_pdf… Continue reading Compendium: Sleep & Fatigue Risk Management
Imbalanced sleep increases mortality risk by 14–34%: a meta-analysis
Poor sleep increases mortality risk by 14 – 34% according to a new meta-analysis. 79 cohort studies were included. Findings: · Inadequate sleep was defined as fewer than 7 h per night · 1/3 of adults regularly experience insufficient sleep which are “driven by lifestyle factors deeply rooted in modern society” · Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked… Continue reading Imbalanced sleep increases mortality risk by 14–34%: a meta-analysis
Impact of work hours on sleep quality: a non-linear and gendered disparity
This study explored the tipping point at which weekly workhours harm sleep in Australian adults – 25 to 64. Data was drawn from >9k people. Providing background they say: Results Key findings: Ref: Doan, T., Leach, L., & Strazdins, L. (2024). Impact of work hours on sleep quality: a non-linear and gendered disparity. Archives of Women’s… Continue reading Impact of work hours on sleep quality: a non-linear and gendered disparity
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