Changes in sleep patternsPotential impact at work:

• Implications for night work or shift work.
• Implications for work that requires intense concentration for long periods of time.

Addressing the changes through safety and health management:

• Consider a reduction in the length of night shifts. Where possible, allow a choice of shift.
• Introduce fast forward rotating shift schedules.
• Design work schedules to allow time for recovery within work and outside of work. Reduce the number of sequential night shifts as this is related to accident occurrence.