Association between split shift work and work-related injury and disease absence

Associations of Shift Work and Its Duration with Work-Related Injury among Electronics Factory Workers in South Korea

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph14111429 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (11) ◽

pp. 1429 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jia Ryu ◽

Kyunghee Jung-Choi ◽

Kyung-Hwa Choi ◽

Ho-Jang Kwon ◽

Chungwon Kang ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Shift Work ◽

Factory Workers ◽

Work Related ◽

Work Related Injury

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Impairment Tutorial: Rating Facial Disfigurement After an Injury

Guides Newsletter ◽

10.1001/amaguidesnewsletters.1998.julaug04 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 6-6

Author(s):

Marc T. Taylor

Keyword(s):

Current Work ◽

Workers Compensation ◽

Loss Of Function ◽

Facial Disfigurement ◽

Work Related ◽

Work Related Injury ◽

Compensation Claim ◽

Impairment Ratings

Abstract This article discusses two important cases that involve the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides). First, in Vargas v Industrial Com’n of Arizona, a claimant had a pre-existing non–work-related injury to his right knee as well as a work-related injury, and the issue was apportionment of the pre-existing injury. The court held that, under Arizona's statute, the impairment from the pre-existing injury should be subtracted from the current work-related impairment. In the second case, Colorado courts addressed the issue of apportionment in a workers’ compensation claim in which the pre-existing injury was asymptomatic at the time of the work-related injury (Askey v Industrial Claim Appeals Office). In this case, the court held that the worker's benefits should not be reduced to account for an asymptomatic pre-existing condition that could not be rated accurately using the AMA Guides. The AMA Guides bases impairment ratings on anatomic or physiologic loss of function, and if an examinee presents with two or more sequential injuries and calculable impairments, the AMA Guides can be used to apportion between pre-existing and subsequent impairments. Courts often use the AMA Guides to decide statutorily determined benefits and are subject to interpretation by courts and administrative bodies whose interpretations may vary from state to state.

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The impact of work-related affective well-being and shift work on insomnia

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e538952013-178 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Beata Basinska

Keyword(s):

Shift Work ◽

Well Being ◽

Work Related ◽

The Impact

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Hazards of Computer in Human � A Work Related Injury

i-manager’s Journal on Nursing ◽

10.26634/jnur.1.2.1473 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 13-17

Author(s):

Sanjith S ◽

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Ramesh Kumar P ◽

Keyword(s):

Work Related ◽

Work Related Injury

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296 Sex differences in sleep and wakefulness of police officers working shifts: evidence from a field study

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsab072.295 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. A118-A118

Author(s):

Gabriela Caetano ◽

Laura Kervezee ◽

Fernando Gonzales-Aste ◽

Philippe Boudreau ◽

Diane Boivin

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Circadian Rhythms ◽

Shift Work ◽

Police Officers ◽

Field Studies ◽

Time Of Day ◽

Cycle Phase ◽

Shift Workers ◽

Work Related ◽

Time Awake

Abstract Introduction National reports of work-related injuries found the excess risk of work injury attributed to shift work to be significantly higher among women. The Working Time Society (WTS) concluded that male sex is one of the few factors that is “consistently associated with perceived or actual shift work tolerance”. However, it is unclear if physiological parameters are involved. Laboratory-controlled studies report sex differences in circadian rhythms (body temperature, melatonin). In sleep deprivation protocols, alertness and cognitive performances were affected by sex, menstrual cycle phase and hormonal contraceptives [HC] use. Nevertheless, field studies that compare male and female shift workers are scarce. Methods An observational study including 76 police officers working on patrol: 56 males and 20 females (11 using [HC], 6 not using [non-HC] and 3 with unknown use of hormonal contraception) aged 32.0 ± 5.3 years. Participants were followed throughout a month-long work cycle (1,457 morning, evening, night, or other shifts, plus rest days). They filled out time-stamped questionnaires (Samn-Perelli, KSS, Visual Analogue Scales, ~5/day; sleep and work-related information, ~1–2/day), completed 5-min Psychomotor Vigilance Tasks (PVT, ~2/day), and wore an actigraph to collect activity data. Linear mixed-effects models were used to analyze the effects of group, time awake and time-of-day on fatigue, sleepiness, alertness, mood and PVT measures. Results Self-reported measures and psychomotor performance significantly varied with time awake and time-of-day. Fatigue and sleepiness levels were significantly higher among female compared to male police officers, both with time awake and across the 24-h day. These variations were similar between non-HC females and the other groups. Compared to males, HC females were more fatigued and less alert, both with time awake and across the 24-h day, and sleepier with time awake. Having children at home did not explain these differences. Conclusion The results of this study expand our knowledge on the sex differences in the sleep and circadian physiology and demonstrate a critical effect of HC on women fatigue, sleepiness and alertness when working shifts. Sex and hormonal parameters must be considered in occupational medicine as well as in future laboratory and field studies on shift workers and circadian rhythms. Support (if any) IRSST, FRQS.

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