Shift Work

27 07, 2023

The growing shortage of truck parking: A ticking time bomb for drowsy driving accidents

2023-07-27T16:23:04+00:00July 27, 2023|Featured, Safety, Shift Work, Sleep Apnea, Travel, Work|

America's trucking industry is the lifeblood of the nation's economy, ensuring goods are delivered to their destinations. However, the trucking industry faces a challenge that jeopardizes the well-being of truckers and the safety of all drivers: a shortage of truck parking. As truckers spend [...]

28 10, 2014

Sleep apnea contributed to deadly train derailment

2021-04-29T18:38:19+00:00October 28, 2014|Safety, Shift Work, Travel|

A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board concludes that sleep problems played a role in a deadly train derailment last December. The report is a reminder that drowsiness can be a safety threat for any form of travel. On Dec. 1, 2013, [...]

9 04, 2014

Sleep apnea, shift work a danger on the roads and rails

2022-08-25T19:37:19+00:00April 9, 2014|Safety, Shift Work, Sleep Apnea|

The engineer reported feeling “dazed and “almost like mesmerized” right before his train hit a sharp curve and careened off the tracks in December. Months later, an NTSB investigation suggests sleep disorders and poor quality sleep played a large role in the deadly New [...]

18 03, 2013

Women who work nightshift may have increased risk of ovarian cancer

2022-07-18T16:24:50+00:00March 18, 2013|Medical Conditions, Shift Work, Women|

A new study has found a link between working the night shift and ovarian cancer. The study, published in the March issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, included 1,101 women with the most common form of advanced ovarian cancer, 389 women with borderline ovarian [...]

5 11, 2012

Why sleep is difficult on the night shift

2022-07-15T18:59:22+00:00November 5, 2012|Circadian Rhythms, Shift Work, Work|

Although many people still work a traditional 9-to-5 workday, there are millions of Americans that work the evening shift, night shift, rotating shift, or other employer arranged irregular schedules, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Shift work can have an affect on your [...]

10 04, 2012

Study shows high rate of truckers with undiagnosed sleep apnea

2022-09-22T16:54:48+00:00April 10, 2012|Safety, Shift Work, Sleep Apnea|

Truck drivers are not the best judges at diagnosing their own sleep apnea, a new study reports. Research showed that self-diagnosis and symptom reports fell far short of determining sleep apnea when compared to home testing. Only 4 percent of 517 commercial vehicle drivers [...]

12 12, 2011

Rotating night shift work and type 2 diabetes in women

2022-08-10T18:16:59+00:00December 12, 2011|Diabetes, Shift Work, Women|

A new study found that the longer women worked rotating night shifts, the greater their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Researchers also found that extended years of rotating night shift work was associated with weight gain. The weight gain may have contributed to [...]

22 03, 2011

Shift work may cause swell in sleep apnea symptoms

2022-07-15T19:02:02+00:00March 22, 2011|Shift Work, Sleep Apnea, Work|

A new study provides further health concerns for the estimated 20 million Americans who sleep during the daytime because of their work schedule. The symptoms of untreated obstructive sleep apnea may be worse for shift workers, a new study reports. The study compared a [...]

20 01, 2011

Fatigue formula may prevent future air traffic tragedy

2022-09-28T18:38:34+00:00January 20, 2011|Safety, Shift Work, Sleep Deprivation|

Shortly after 6 a.m. on August 27, 2006, 49 people were killed when a Delta Connection flight skidded off the end of a Fayette County, Kentucky runway on takeoff. The commuter plane was on the wrong runway – one too short for the plane. [...]

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