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Fatigue can be a serious hazard to workplace safety

IT’S NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYS ON-THE-JOB-FATIGUE CAN BE A REAL HAZARD. 

 

ODD SHIFTS…OVERNIGHTS AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP MAY ALL CAUSE WORKER FATIGUE AND AFFECT JOB SAFETY SAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S BEN NOVEN.

 

 

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT 13 PERCENT OF WORKPLACE INJURIES ARE ATTRIBUTED TO FATIGUE AND THAT 43 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES SAYS THEY ARE SOMETIMES TOO TIRED TO FUNCTION SAFELY AT THEIR JOBS. STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S BEN NOVEN SAYS EMPLOYERS SHOULD RE-EXAMINE THEIR STAFFING AND WORKLOADS TO MAKE SURE WORKERS CAN DO THEIR JOBS.

 

 

OFFICIALS URGE EMPLOYERS TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO MINIMIZE EMPLOYEE FATIGUE. THAT INCLUDES REASSESSING STAFFING NEEDS, ALLOWING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BREAKS AND TRAINING WORKERS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF BEING VERY SLEEPY ON THE JOB.

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