TWH 1: What’s Sleep Got to Do with It?

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• Corporate Authors:
  Oregon Health & Science Universtiy. Oregon Healthy Workforce Center
• Description:
  Our safety committee meeting today is about a 35 year old truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel, causing a crash that killed a passenger in another vehicle. Multiple other vehicles were involved in this accident and charges were pressed against the truck driver. We know that too little sleep can cause accidents. We also know that too little sleep, or sleeping at the wrong time, can add to health problems like obesity and high blood pressure. There are things that organizations can do to help employees increase how much sleep they get. So here are some ways we can improve our sleep. Share information at your workplace about the importance of sleep and of good sleep hygiene practices. Discuss lifestyle choices or behaviors that help promote our ability to sleep, such as: Establish a very regular and relaxing bedtime routine; Avoid exercising, or ingesting caffeine or alcohol too close to bedtime as these will prevent or disturb sleep. For supervisors, think about ways your company can change shift or overtime requirements, or support 'power naps' at work so employees get the sleep they need. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Sleep
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Health Promotion Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Occupational Health Services Safety Education Total Worker Health TWH Work Schedules
• Publisher:
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053862
• Citation:
  Health Impacts Safety: Safety Meeting Guide. Portland, OR: Oregon Health & Science University, 2015 Jul; :1-2
• Email:
  montgomd@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Health Impacts Safety: Safety Meeting Guide
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216548/cdc_216548_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 303.01 KB ]