Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders requires the design of jobs and work-rest schedules that reduce exposure to risk factors. However, our current understanding and models of fatigue development ...

One of the biggest risks in mining is worker fatigue, which poses a physical threat to individuals and their coworkers. Despite efforts, unlike with physical hazards fatigue remains particularly ...

There comes a time in everyone’s career when they experience work fatigue. Maybe it’s been a slow buildup, but work fatigue is caused by a combination of physical, mental and emotional factors that ...

Industry leaders say rising fatigue, economic pressure and mental overload are eroding fitness for duty in high-hazard sectors — increasing human error, near misses and the risk of catastrophic ...

The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) urging organizations to pay greater attention to preventing healthcare worker fatigue. 1. Assess your organization for fatigue-related ...

The Joint Commission yesterday issued a sentinel event alert highlighting the link between healthcare worker fatigue from long hours and adverse events. The alert summarizes a number of studies on ...

The impact of working irregular shifts correlates with injuries and increased safety risks. Regardless of the job, following an unstructured employment schedule may cause more injuries and mishaps due ...

For many workers, 2025 was a year defined by strict RTO mandates, massive layoffs, and exhausting job hunts. It's little wonder, then, that according to Glassdoor, one word summarized the mood of the ...

Construction safety leaders at Highwire say growing schedule pressure and wider adoption of AI tools will shape safety and ...

TeleTracking, in partnership with The Joint Commission, will present the second webinar in a three-part series on the dangers of worker fatigue. The second, 60-minute installment, ‘Worker Fatigue: ...

Digital tools are a necessary part of work life for just about any office gig. But using too many apps, communication platforms, and other tools can be massively frustrating. And according to newly ...

The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) urging organizations to pay greater attention to preventing healthcare worker fatigue. The Joint Commission reported in 2007 that ...