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6 Unavoidable Causes of Fatigue in the Workplace and How to Manage Them

Fatigue in the workplace is a major contributor to risk. A recent study featured in Safety + Health Magazine stated that 3 in 5 people feel more tired now than they’ve ever felt before. An otherwise robust safety management system can still see a surprising number of incidents if it doesn’t account for the effects…

Two Major Considerations for Off-The-Job Safety in November

November ushers in a rush of holiday preparations along with several seasonal risks. Relevant toolbox talks could include discussions on Thanksgiving, Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, the “Tie One On for Safety” campaign, disease prevention, and carbon monoxide poisoning. However, recognizing that workers may face additional challenges in their personal lives during this period, introducing two…

March Forward Safely With These March-Specific Off-the-Job Safety Topics

Off-the-job events are directly linked to safety on the job—things that affect us outside of work don’t fall off our radar as soon as we punch in to be on duty for work. Talking about safety 24/7 is a great way to highlight risk outside of the workplace. March has a number of specific off-the-job…

Does the “Fall Back” Time Change Impact Safety?

The safety impacts of spring daylight saving time (DST) are well noted since an hour of sleep is lost. But what about the effects of the end of daylight saving time in the autumn? “Fall back, spring forward” is how you remember which way the clocks go in most of North America at this time.…

5 Toolbox Topics Meant for March

March is the time we start to think about spring. Either the weather is getting nicer, keeping us focused on even nicer days ahead, or the weather is still like winter and has us wishing for spring to hurry up and arrive. No matter the weather, with your mind elsewhere it can be hard to…

Gradual Wake-up Solution to Fatigue for Daylight Saving Time

For most of us, spring daylight saving time (DST) means that you’re waking up in the dark—which throws off your body’s internal clock (also known as circadian rhythm). Ultimately, your internal clock may not be ready to wake up when the alarm goes off because your brain associates darkness with sleep (and losing an hour…

Save Time with These Tips for Daylight Saving Time

Safety professionals know well that daylight saving time makes workplaces and roads more hazardous, contributing to a number of serious and fatal incidents each year, including: a significant increase in heart attacks on Mondays following daylight saving time, and an increase in fatal car crashes. Due to fatigue caused by an hour of lost sleep,…