Category: Stress

Stress and Health in Law Enforcement

Earlier this month the International Journal of Emergency Mental Health released a special issue highlighting research from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) study and from related studies of morbidity and mortality among police officers. The BCOPS study is an investigation of the early or subclinical health consequences of stress in police officers and Read More >

August 13, 2012 by Penelope J. Baughman, PhD; Tara A. Hartley, PhD, MPA, MPH; Cecil M. Burchfiel, PhD, MPH; and John M. Violanti, PhD 10 Comments

Emergency Response/Public Sector, Law Enforcement, Stress, Work Schedules

NIOSH Research on Work Schedules and Work-related Sleep Loss

Yesterday, in honor of National Sleep Awareness Week, we blogged about sleep and work and the risks to workers, employers, and the public when workers’ hours and shifts do not allow for adequate sleep. This blog provides a brief overview of some of the work that NIOSH intramural scientists are carrying out to better understand Read More >

March 9, 2012 by Claire Caruso, PhD, RN; Luenda Charles, PhD; Tina Lawson, PhD; Akinori Nakata, PhD; Karl Sieber, PhD; Sudha Pandalai, MD, PhD; and Ted Hitchcock, PhD28 Comments

Emergency Response/Public Sector, Fatigue, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Manufacturing, Mining, Motor Vehicle Safety, Shift Work, Sleep, Stress, Total Worker Health, Transportation, Women, Work Schedules

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 >

March 8, 2012 by Claire Caruso, PhD, RN, and Roger R Rosa, PhD79 Comments

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 >

June 30, 2008 by Tara A. Hartley, MPA, MPH, Cecil M. Burchfiel, PhD, MPH and John M. Violanti, PhD62 Comments

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 >

December 3, 2007 by Steven Sauter, PhD56 Comments

Stress

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