Fighting Fatigue

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  Whether you are a farmer, rancher, commercial fisher, or involved in forestry or logging, agricultural work can be extremely demanding. Working long hours with dangerous equipment, large animals, and hazardous environments requires workers to be alert for extended periods of time which can contribute to fatigue. Due to the dangerous nature of the work, fatigue can pose an even greater risk to agricultural workers than other workers. When workers are fatigued, it can make them more susceptible to injuries or fatalities due to impaired response time or judgment. Fatigue is more than occasionally feeling tired; it is a constant lack of energy. Fatigue can be caused by lack of sleep, long work hours, stress, depression, poor nutrition, grief, illness, medication, alcohol, or drug use. Have you had any of these symptoms of fatigue? -Headaches, dizziness, or blurry vision; -Slow reflexes and reaction time, poor concentration; -Feeling irritable, moody, and short tempered; -Aching, weak muscles; -Feeling tired all over or sleepy; -Falling asleep unexpectedly. Fight fatigue by getting a good night's rest every night, exercising regularly, eating healthy food, drinking plenty of water, taking short breaks during the day, pacing yourself, planning activities in advance, limiting alcohol, and reducing caffeine. Although agricultural, fishing, and forestry workers have demanding work loads, fighting fatigue can ultimately reduce the risk of injury and fatality and improve productivity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Farmers Fatigue Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Health Promotion Injury Prevention Public Health Safety Practices Sleep Deprivation
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maine ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053580
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2011 Dec; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention & Education 11937 US Hwy 271, Tyler, TX 75708-3154
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fe7f083e2c98f96a76468bd290390b16a271d3808fe1c9b39185d4de97aaa34a225718604be889976d57fc3c6ab5dee9c9d990ad898d23a135061ef63fbb15cf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216307/cdc_216307_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 83.05 KB ]