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Cat: Fatigue

Scientific information on fatigue, sleep, circadian rhythms & performance. Managing fatigue in operational settings. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Safety and health in shiftwork.

24 Resources
Alertness Management [18742] ?

Education, fatigue management strategy implementation, scheduling, and a healthy sleep program

Assessment of Sleep Disorders [pdf] [14909] ?

Techniques associated with the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [3384] ?

Fact sheets, definitions, treatments, studies, publications related to CFS

Crew Endurance Management [pdf] [26287] ?

Includes fatigue, environmental stress factors, emotional stress, diet, physical conditioning (pdf)

Epworth Sleepiness Scale [5717] ?

Self-grading quiz helps to determine likelihood of sleep disorders

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness [3927] ?

Explanation of EDS

Extended Workday: Health & Safety Issues [8358] ?

Health and safety issues with shiftwork

Fatigue Countermeasures Program Publications [8527] ?

Program to examine safety problems related to fatigue in air transport operations

Getting Started with a Fatigue Management Program [pdf] [24236] ?

Advice on handling fatigue in the workplace

Human Energy Requirements [10700] ?

Recommendations for physical activity - calculation of energy requirements

Human Fatigue Countermeasures [4295] ?

NASA studies on flight crew operations and fatigue

Insomnia Corner [5722] ?

Topics important to insomniacs with a particular emphasis on the treatment of insomnia

Managing Shiftwork [11073] ?

Understanding the hazards of shiftwork

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [26759] ?

PSQI is a subjective measure of sleep

Plain Language About Shift Work [pdf] [10296] ?

Avoiding some of the problems that may occur with shiftwork

Risk Never Sleep [24223] ?

Containing the costs and risks of 24/7

Shift Work and Long Work Hours [990] ?

Both shift work and long work hours have been associated with health and safety risks

Shift Work Disorder [5721] ?

Provides guidance to assist workers who work night shifts

Sleep and Aging [5723] ?

How aging can affect sleep

Sleep Disorder Channel [5724] ?

Sleep stages and sleep-related conditions, such as insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and narcolepsy

Sleep Disorders & Snoring [5719] ?

Describes common sleep disorders such as sleep apnea

Strengthening Safety With Shift Scheduling Principles [27303] ?

The following principles are especially critical to safety

Truths about the Graveyard Shft [24225] ?

20% more likely to suffer severe accidents

Workplace Fatigue Busters [12095] ?

Recommendations for not letting your job drain your energy


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