Shiftwork, Long Work Hours, and Fatigue

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Working evening or early morning shifts makes it hard to get enough quality sleep. Lack of sleep and long work hours can make you tired (fatigued) at work. Tired workers can have a harder time focusing, putting them at higher risk for injury.
  
  Production of this document was supported by cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIOSH.
  
  CPWR_Shift_Work_1.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Diseases Risk Factors Shift Work Schedule Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Workload Work Schedule Tolerance
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040983 ; nn:20063014
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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