A study from the National Safety Council found that 13% of workplace injuries are attributed to fatigue. And 43% of American workers say they sometimes are too tired to function safely at their job.

Studies show that workplace weariness is increasing — affecting all employees, from the most senior leaders to those in entry-level positions and everyone in between. After working from home for a ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS Nexus, researchers explored using multimodal wearable sensors combined with machine learning to measure real-time fatigue among manufacturing workers.

One single employee experiencing daily fatigue can cost an employer $3500 a year in lost productivity, absenteeism and increased healthcare. For 1000 employees that adds up to $3.5 million... for ...

One of the biggest risks in mining is worker fatigue, which poses a physical threat to individuals and their coworkers. Despite efforts, unlike with physical hazards fatigue remains particularly ...

Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders requires the design of jobs and work-rest schedules that reduce exposure to risk factors. However, our current understanding and models of fatigue development ...

Worker fatigue in safety-critical industries like manufacturing increases the risk of accidents and injuries while decreasing overall performance. The interdisciplinary engineering team developed a ...

Fatigue is a plague for a number of industries, including manufacturing, construction, energy and transportation. The effect of fatigue on the brain is reported to be as harmful as drunk driving, with ...

There comes a time in everyone’s career when they experience work fatigue. Maybe it’s been a slow buildup, but work fatigue is caused by a combination of physical, mental and emotional factors that ...

On Wednesday, the Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert describing how health care worker fatigue can affect patient safety. According to the alert, worker fatigue can lead to an inability to ...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is considering minimum safety standards to provide protections for transit workers to obtain rest “thereby reducing the risk of fatigue-related safety injuries ...

For many workers, 2025 was a year defined by strict RTO mandates, massive layoffs, and exhausting job hunts. It's little wonder, then, that according to Glassdoor, one word summarized the mood of the ...