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Fatigue Management Program

How Glucose Impacts Safety on the Job

Numerous factors affect the severity and length of worker fatigue. These can include anything from shift work and lack of exercise to light, temperature and sleep debt. An often overlooked factor in fatigue is the potentially significant impact that metabolism and glucose levels can have on how tired people are.  Metabolism Metabolism provides energy to…

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,…

Holiday Fatigue is a Thing—What You Need to Know for Safety

Many people emerge from the holiday season tired rather than rested. Their days off were filled with early mornings and late nights—contributing to exhaustion and disturbing their circadian rhythms (body clocks)—in addition to last-minute rushing and regular holiday stress. And that’s not taking into account common pre-holiday activities and preparations, which often include weeks of…

The Urgent Need for More Rest Stops in the Transportation Industry

Almost everything we buy is shipped to stores via trucks. Trucking and transportation is a demanding—and essential—job, often performed in unsafe conditions and regularly resulting in a number of health conditions for drivers. Despite the economy’s reliance on truck drivers, some transport routes lack the appropriate number of rest areas, resulting in truckers driving for…

Trucker Stereotypes That Are Increasing Crash Risk

Truck drivers are much more likely than workers in other industries to be unhealthy and fatigued. There are an estimated 250,000 crashes involving truck drivers each year and a number of trucking incidents are caused or exacerbated by the health of truck operators. Identifying and addressing health factors that potentially increase the risk of trucking…

How to Avoid Being Exhausted After Daylight Saving

It’s almost daylight saving time again and although the clocks are adjusted by only one hour, its impact on everyone’s circadian rhythms and fatigue levels is undeniable. This is especially true in the spring when losing an hour of sleep can negatively affect many people and the safety of their commute and their work. Of…

How Technology Can Help Your Workforce With Fatigue

In high-hazard industries like construction or utilities, worker fatigue can easily result in serious injuries and deaths. But it’s important to note that all workplaces are affected by fatigue, which can lower productivity and increase injury rates in any line of work. Some industries try to handle the problem of fatigue by ensuring their workers…