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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 [...]

13 12, 2022

The surprising benefit of 4-day work weeks

2023-07-27T16:25:52+00:00December 13, 2022|Sleep Deprivation, Work|

There are many benefits when it comes to a four-day work week: Less burnout, lower emissions, reduced childcare costs. One surprising upside? More sleep. Juliet Schor, an economist and sociologist at Boston College, is tracking over 180 companies around the world as they adopt [...]

8 07, 2021

Does sleep deprivation make you more manly?

2023-01-18T17:20:31+00:00July 8, 2021|Men, Sleep Deprivation, Work|

Too many people boast about their ability to get by on too little sleep. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” is a popular phrase. This type of thinking—also called “sleep machismo”—contributes to a culture that glamorizes sleep deprivation. Some people may think that sleeping less [...]

16 12, 2014

Many U.S. workers sleeping less to work more

2021-04-29T18:38:20+00:00December 16, 2014|Poor Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Work|

A new study suggests that work is stealing sleep from many Americans. The study analyzed data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). It included responses from more than 124,000 people. They described how they spent their time in the past 24 hours. Results [...]

3 09, 2014

Sleep well, work well: The link between sleep duration and sick time

2021-04-29T18:38:18+00:00September 3, 2014|Healthy Sleep Habits, Work|

A new study suggests that better job attendance may be one of the many benefits of healthy sleep. After all, you can’t perform well on the job if you don’t show up for work. To be there – and be well – you must [...]

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 [...]

1 05, 2012

Poor sleep patterns predict workers headed for disability

2022-07-15T19:00:35+00:00May 1, 2012|Poor Sleep, Work|

Bad sleep could predict who misses work for more than week. A recent study out of Finland reviewed the records of 25,000 government workers. Researchers found that employees who reported severe sleep disturbances were more likely to take time off from work. Among the [...]

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 [...]

5 08, 2010

Sleep usually sacrificed in early work schedules

2022-07-15T19:03:27+00:00August 5, 2010|Shift Work, Work|

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise, so starting work at the crack of dawn shouldn’t be that difficult, right? In theory it’s not, but modern lifestyles make the old saying unrealistic. The early risers rarely go [...]

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