Tuesday, March 25, 2014

 Shift work and somnolence

  A large number of professional practice the day continues with schedules 3 x 8 hours or staggered. Most of these individuals have a sleep duration of less than 24 workers day. Nearly 70 % of shift workers have difficulty sleeping, and therefore problems of excessive sleepiness. In fact, they are affected by the consequences of night work mentioned above, they are also affected by problems near the phenomenon of jet lag, they will have to sleep either in the morning or the afternoon, or last night , disrupting their sleep / wake and sleep time decreases .

  In addition to the sleep-wake cycle natural , environmental factors can influence sleepiness in shift workers . Breaks rhythm and sleep deprivation are causing excessive sleepiness which can lead to increased risk of automobile accidents ( particularly when driving back to their home after a night shift ), a decrease quality of life , decreased productivity ( night work may be slower and less accurate than the daytime work , and it may also be associated with an increased risk of accidents and injuries at work) . If adjustment is not satisfactory , the risk of depression is important.

The introduction of 35 hours

  The need to meet a legal obligation to reduce working time has been in recent years during a profusion of negotiations with the signing of an increasing number of facilities containing amplitude and schedules job.

  Agreements modulation can be varied consistently working time according to the needs of production: longer days working seasonal "high" , and shorter seasonal "low" . But seasonality is very variable depending on the business , and the agreements allow the employer to change the time with very short notice periods ranging from one week to one day! For example, in the development of photography, what makes a "high season" , it is a sunny weekend , a major sporting or cultural event , the displacement of a personality, or a spectacular crash . On the morning then change the schedule for the afternoon or evening.

  Other agreements include the 4-day week , the days off , the annual day of work ( the day can then count to 13 hours of amplitude ), the time savings account ( on " savings " days rest to be subsequently a rest ) ...

  If these agreements were signed , it is a better match in the eyes of signatories: adapting resources to production requirements for employers , more freedom and opportunities for employees by their representatives.

  But these variations in time can sometimes be harmful to each other : or highly irregular working hours may cause sleep disorders and poorer availability for family and social life and work, this may result a lack of form or vigilance , and thus a decrease in productivity and an increased risk of accident.

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