GET SOME REST!
How many of us have employees that have to work all night long? Some make it look easy and some complain about it, but all have challenges and opportunities because of it. Every job and every shift has its challenges.. listed here are a few opportunities for our graveyard employees.
The number of workers working the graveyard shift - between midnight and 8:00 am - is on the rise. The next time you run off to work in the morning to pick up that bagel, remember the person who was up all night so that you could have your morning meal. While many work the graveyard shift out of convenience, such as to accommodate family needs, it is not without its challenges. According to this Newsday article, the graveyard shift is often not as easy as we day workers might conclude:
1. The divorce rate for night-shift workers is as much as six times higher than the rest of the population.
2. Late shift work often leaves children without chaperones as children are often unsupervised by a sleeping parent.
3. Even if night workers do get sufficient sleep, their sleep is of less quality than those of us who sleep at night. Because of our natural circadian rhythms, our body expects to sleep at night. When we reverse it, we may sleep, but not as deeply.
4. Sleep apnea is twice as prevalent among night shift workers than the general population
5. Night workers are 20% more likely to suffer a severe accident at work.
6. 24 hours of sleep deprivation is equivalent to a blood alcohol level of .10. (I’ll bet you didn’t know that!)
7. Some studies show a higher rate of cancer, heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders.
Study your company's incident rate, or accident rate for the third shift, and you might be surprised at the frequency in which accidents happen when your management team is home sleeping.
How many of us have employees that have to work all night long? Some make it look easy and some complain about it, but all have challenges and opportunities because of it. Every job and every shift has its challenges.. listed here are a few opportunities for our graveyard employees.
The number of workers working the graveyard shift - between midnight and 8:00 am - is on the rise. The next time you run off to work in the morning to pick up that bagel, remember the person who was up all night so that you could have your morning meal. While many work the graveyard shift out of convenience, such as to accommodate family needs, it is not without its challenges. According to this Newsday article, the graveyard shift is often not as easy as we day workers might conclude:
1. The divorce rate for night-shift workers is as much as six times higher than the rest of the population.
2. Late shift work often leaves children without chaperones as children are often unsupervised by a sleeping parent.
3. Even if night workers do get sufficient sleep, their sleep is of less quality than those of us who sleep at night. Because of our natural circadian rhythms, our body expects to sleep at night. When we reverse it, we may sleep, but not as deeply.
4. Sleep apnea is twice as prevalent among night shift workers than the general population
5. Night workers are 20% more likely to suffer a severe accident at work.
6. 24 hours of sleep deprivation is equivalent to a blood alcohol level of .10. (I’ll bet you didn’t know that!)
7. Some studies show a higher rate of cancer, heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders.
Study your company's incident rate, or accident rate for the third shift, and you might be surprised at the frequency in which accidents happen when your management team is home sleeping.
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