RoSPA’s top ten tips to address fatigue at work
April 4, 2023
Dr Karen McDonnell, RoSPA’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy Adviser and Head of RoSPA Scotland, offers advice on how employers can tackle the vital issue of fatigue. Read More
Fatigue risk management: How to adjust my daily routines to improve sleep
August 18, 2021
It is estimated that 87% of the population are not thriving because work, lifestyle, and social activities are out of sync with the natural daily cycle of daytime and night time. Read More
Driver fatigue Q&A
January 20, 2021
Following our recent webinar on driver safety, we put your unanswered driver fatigue questions to sleep expert Marcus de Guingand. Read More
Sleep and fatigue in UK working populations
November 20, 2020
81% of UK workers do not feel as though they achieve enough sleep. In this article, Marcus de Guingand, from Third Pillar of Health, discusses some of the data from a recently released whitepaper looking at the extent, impact and causes of tiredness and fatigue in different worker groups. Read More
Is your Fatigue Management Policy letting you down?
January 22, 2016
Following on from last month’s “Tired and Tested” article by Dr Vicki Culpin and Philip Crosbie – Clinton Horn, a Read More
Fatigue: the insidious risk to health and safety
January 8, 2015
Shift work contributes significantly to the UK economy but it can lead to fatigue and poor safety performance. Julie Bell Read More
Measures to manage fatigue in the rail sector to be recognised
April 10, 2013
Managing fatigue in the railway industry is crucial to reducing the risk of worker error and thus protecting those working and travelling on the rail network Read More
Coffee-drinking lorry drivers significantly less prone to crashes
March 22, 2013
Long-distance commercial drivers who consume caffeinated substances to stay awake while driving are significantly less likely to crash than those who do not, researchers from Australia have found. Read More
Pilots fear EU fatigue rules will jeopardise safety
January 25, 2013
In a week when the prime minister raised the prospect of a referendum on UK membership of the EU, pilots and cabin crew across Europe staged demonstrations against planned legislation from Brussels that they believe will harm safety by increasing their hours in the cockpit. Read More
Road accidents warrant closer HSE involvement, MP urges
June 25, 2012
The long-running debate about the HSE's 'limited' remit in respect of work-related road traffic accidents was back on the agenda last week, as MPs discussed how the Government could help reduce the number of driving deaths. Read More
