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The impact of a nap opportunity during the night shift on the performance and alertness of 12-h shift workers.
J Sleep Res
September 2002
New Zealand Environmental and Occupational Health Research Center, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
The purpose of this workplace evaluation was to assess the effects on performance, alertness and subsequent sleep of strategic napping on 12-h overnight shifts. In a counterbalanced crossover design, 24 male aircraft maintenance engineers working in a forward rotating 12-h shift pattern volunteered to take part in the study for two work weeks. During the experimental week, each subject was given the opportunity to take a 20-min nap at work between 01:00 and 03:00 h on each of their two overnight shifts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA survey of forest workers in New Zealand. Do hours of work, rest, and recovery play a role in accidents and injury?
J Safety Res
May 2002
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, New Zealand Environmental and Occupational Health Research Center, Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Problem: A number of structural and organizational changes have occurred recently within the New Zealand Forestry Industry, with concerns being raised about the impact of these changes on the forestry worker in terms of fatigue, sleepiness, and compromised safety. This study explored the relationship of fatigue, and some of its key determinants, with accidents and injuries in a group of forestry industry workers in New Zealand.
Method: A total of 367 forestry workers responded to a self-administered questionnaire.