Neurobehavioral, Health, and Safety Consequences Associated with Shift Work in Safety-Sensitive Professions

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• Personal Author:
  Barger LK ; Landrigan CP ; Lockley SW ; Rajaratnam SM
• Description:
  Almost 15% of the full-time workers in the United States are shift workers. We review the physiologic challenges inherent not only in traditional night or rotating shifts but also in extended-duration shifts and other nonstandard hours. The challenging schedules of those in particularly safety-sensitive professions such as police officers, firefighters, and health care providers are highlighted. Recent findings describing the neurobehavioral, health, and safety outcomes associated with shift work also are reviewed. Comprehensive fatigue management programs that include education, screening for common sleep disorders, and appropriate interventions need to be developed to minimize these negative consequences associated with shift work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Circadian Rhythm Epidemiology Fatigue Hazardous Substances Mental Disorders Nervous System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Shift Work Schedule Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Behavioral-disorders Circadian-rhythms Health-hazards Health-surveys Neurological-reactions Physiological-factors Physiological-fatigue Physiological-response Risk-factors Safety-measures Shift-work Shift-workers Sleep-deprivation Sleep-disorders Statistical-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1528-4042
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  155-164
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035113
• Citation:
  Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2009 Mar; 9(2):155-164
• Contact Point Address:
  Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  lkbarger@hms.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040930
• Source Full Name:
  Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
• End Date:
  20070929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:288ef65d3c6cab9cfb89011ac01326f0aa4c30bf7e253acd2b0493e4cfe8a6b7266aa7e181970284198a23b8887ddf5d8ab319fd47265e1761589f228c5b3824
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187071/cdc_187071_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 456.01 KB ]