Summary In 24/7 operations, fatigue from extended work hours and shift work is ubiquitous.
Fatigue is a significant threat to performance, productivity, safety, and well-being, and …

SINCE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION and the invention of the light bulb, society has
relied increasingly on 24-hour operations in many settings, including healthcare …

Emergency services present a unique operational environment for the management of
fatigue and sleep inertia. Communities request and often expect the provision of emergency …

Over the last 20 years, academic, industry and community stakeholders have been meeting
at a biennial scientific conference to discuss fatigue-related research and policy in the …

Abstract On September 13–14, 2019, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) hosted a national forum entitled “Working hours, sleep and fatigue: Meeting …

Sleep loss, adverse circadian rhythm phase, and workload interact to create fatigue. Fatigue
degrades performance and well-being leading to error, incident, and accident in operational …

Risks associated with fatigue that accumulates during work shifts have historically been
managed through working time arrangements that specify fixed maximum durations of work …

In most occupational settings, a primary reason for fatigue is incompatible timing of duty
schedules relative to circadian (ie, 24-hour) rhythm and the need for sleep. This review …

Fatigue has been identified as a major risk factor for shiftworkers. However, few
organizations or governments currently manage work-related fatigue in any systematic or …

Background Nurses and midwives make up almost 50% of the global healthcare shift
working workforce. Shift work interferes with sleep and causes fatigue with adverse effects …