Category: Stress

Sleep and Work

Sleep is a vital biological function and many Americans don’t get enough. To coincide with National Sleep Awareness Week, the new NIOSH blog post: Sleep and Work summarizes the risks to workers, employers and the public when long hours and irregular shifts required by many jobs do not allow workers to get adequate sleep. Read More >

Posted on by Claire Caruso, PhD, RN, and Roger R Rosa, PhD80 Comments
Categories Emergency Response/Public Sector, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Manufacturing, Mining, Motor Vehicle Safety, Shift Work, Sleep, Stress, Total Worker Health, Transportation, Women, Work Schedules

Police and Stress

By the nature of their jobs, many police officers face tremendous stress on a daily basis. NIOSH and colleagues at the University at Buffalo are studying the effects of policing and stress on adverse metabolic and early stage cardiovascular outcomes.  Read More >

Posted on by Tara A. Hartley, MPA, MPH, Cecil M. Burchfiel, PhD, MPH and John M. Violanti, PhD62 Comments
Categories Emergency Response/Public Sector, Law Enforcement, Stress, Work Schedules
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Workplace Stress

Work organization and job stress are topics of growing concern in the occupational safety and health field and at NIOSH. The expressions "work organization" or "organization of work" refer to the nature of the work process (the way jobs are designed and performed) and to the organizational practices (e.g., management and production methods and accompanying human resource policies) that influence the design of jobs. Read More >

Posted on by Steven Sauter, PhD56 Comments
Categories Stress
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