A drowsy crew member will work at his own pace after making too many errors. One employer recently agreed to let a restless worker choose his own start and finish times with a flexible roster at an...
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Remote mine employees are more likely to experience daytime distress and poor work performance, researchers found. One of the world’s largest industry studies revealed fly-in fly-out (FIFO)...
‘Night owls’ – those who go to bed late and then get up later – have significantly lower functional connectivity in the brain, slower reaction times, and may struggle with a standard 9-5 workday...
New research by Defence researchers has found caffeine marginally reduces driver drowsiness but significantly reduces driving errors. Chief Defence scientist Dr Alex Zelinsky said the study formed...
A 30 minute nap can counteract the negative health effects of only getting two hours sleep the night before according to a new study. Along with decreased reaction time that can lead to accidents in...
New research shows that over one in five (21%) of all employees rate their overall sleep as either extremely poor, very poor or poor. Authors of the research report, GCC Insights, surveyed over...
Over-the-counter drugs being bought by shift workers to help them stay awake or get to sleep show little evidence of working, according to a new research study. The authors of the Cochrane review...
