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President of In-Scope Solutions
Empowering Workplace Solutions
Strategic Solutions for Human Risk Factors Including Balancing Fatigue
Risks and Operational Demands
Instructor at These Universities
Why is Fatigue Difficult to Manage?
High Risk Schedule
Driving requirements and/or long commutes
Safety sensitive work
Irregular work hours:
Physically and/or mentally demanding work requirements
Monotonous work tasks
Demographics
Other relevant factors like:
Safety
Health
Errors
Safety Culture
Productivity
13% of all Workplace Injuries have fatigue as a contributing factor
Fatigue and Safety
Cambell Institute
1000 Workers From Various Industries (2019)
Understanding Impacts
Common Incidents
Workplace Signs to be Aware of:
Safety Research
Fatigue among top 5 causes of worker error
Driving is one of the highest risk tasks
Working more than 50 hours per week almost doubles the risk of making an error.
Fatigue is 4X more likely to contribute to workplace impairment than drugs or alcohol.
Sleep deprived employee is almost 3X more likely to be involved in a workplace incident
Up to 93% of all employers feel that fatigue is a safety issue, though only 72% of employees agree
How Fatigue Impacts Health
Overall Health
Sleep
Exercise
Nutrition
Y Fujino and others. A prospective cohort study of shift work and risk of ischemic heart disease in Japanese male workers, American Journal of Epidemiology, volume 164, pages 128-135, 2006
Shift workers, and those chronically deprived of sleep, have significantly higher incidents of depression and anxiety
True or False?
Fatigue makes you fat?
True! and there is a lot of research to support this.
Fatigue 101: Physiology
Empower with Understanding
The Amazing Thing Our Brain Does...
MP4 Version of Mice Video here
When We Sleep.
Sleep Cycles
Quantity & Quality
Each Cycle is 90 - 120 Minutes
Circadian Rhythms
Circadian Rhythms Effect:
Circadian Rhythms
Melatonin
Adenosine
Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
Blood Sugars Irregular
Digestive Enzymes
Company Fatigue Strategies
Fatigue Policies, Procedures, Protocols
Fatigue Competency Training
Fatigue in Incident Investigation Process
Fatigue Embedded in Existing Safety Systems
Nixon 1979
Cambell Institute
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Fatigue Countermeasures
Fatigue Competency Training
True! In the long run only sleep will cure fatigue.
True or False: The only way to cure fatigue is through sleep?
Sleep Test: Are You Getting Enough?
1. Do you need an alarm clock to wake up in the morning?
2. Does it take you a while get out of bed?
3. Do you need lots of stimulants (caffeine) during the day?
40% of adults are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis
4. Do you tend to zone out or perform tasks on autopilot?
5. Do you sleep longer on your days off?
30% of adults get less than 6 hours of sleep a night
6. Do you almost always fall asleep whenever you are in a comfortable place?
63% - About 2/3 of adults say their sleep needs are not being met during the work week.
40% - News.Gallop.com 2013; 30% - Lack of Sleep Called Global Epidemic, CBC News, Mar 18, 2011; 63% - 2011 Sleep in America Poll
Practice Good Sleep Hygiene
Dark & Cool Room
Quiet Room
Avoid Non-sleep Triggers
Keep the Same Schedule
Use Light Wisely
Light
Rules
10 000 Lux
Within 1 hour of waking (or your intended morning)
Use for only 30 minutes
Don't look directly at the light
Sleep Disorders
Do You Nap?
Napping
NASA Napping
Alertness management: strategic naps in operational settings, 1995 Rosekind, Smith, et al.
The Secret to Napping
Timing is Everything!
Under 30 Minutes
Over 90 Minutes
Nap in Circadian Lows
You Don't Have to Sleep
Create Your Nap Strategy
Practice as Needed
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Blood Sugars Rise and Fall Quickly
Blood Sugars Rise and Fall Slowly
Repeated Hunger Cravings
Reduced Hunger Cravings
Blood Sugars Stay Irregular
Blood Sugars Stabilize
Reduce Fatigue
Eliminate Fatigue
Very Short Term
Temporarily Hold off Fatigue
“He died peacefully in his sleep…”
The Nappuccino
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