News Drip: More news reports on sleep and the workplace

SHC has captured some great links since it reported on the state of sleep deprivation in the workforce.

Human resource management, economics and employee sleep health

2.13.2017 || Small Business UK
Most HR staff are kept awake thinking about work

2.14.2017 || Huffington Post Canada
The Sleep Science Doesn’t Lie: Well-Rested Workers Are Better Employees

2.15.2017 || Bloomberg
Lost Sleep Is Costing Japan’s Economy Billions: Japan loses up to $138 billion a year, study finds

Full-time parenting and poor sleep

2.13.2017 || Babble
This simple tip from a mom of 8 helped me survive sleep deprivation

2.14.2017 || Reuters
Worrying about your grown kids really can keep you up at night

2.15.2017 || PopSugar
This Mom Was Living a Nightmare For 3 Years Until She Took Her Baby to “Sleep School”

2.17.2017 || Quartz
Economists quantified what sleep deprivation does to mothers’ pay and productivity

On-the-job performance and sleep deprivation

1.30.2017 || Poker News
Sleep Better, Play Better: How Sleep Affects Your Poker

2.15.2017 || Harvard Business Review
Sleep-Deprived Judges Dole Out Harsher Punishments

2.16.2017 || WorldHealth.net
Working from Home Risks

Transportation and public safety

2.4.2017 || The Meadville Tribune
FULL STORY: Truck driver killed in accident on Interstate 79

2.9.2017 || Forbes
Until Self-Driving Cars Go Mainstream, How Can Businesses Protect Workers From Crashes?

2.13.2017 || CBS Austin
Furniture truck driver causes crash after falling asleep, hitting sign on SH 45

2.15.2017 || The St. Augustine Record
Common Truck Accident Causes When Commercial Truck Drivers Are At Fault

2.15.2017 || WSET
Police: Tractor trailer driver fell asleep at the wheel causing crash on I-81

2.16.2017 || Herald-News
Trucker sentenced to 10 years in prison for crash that killed 5

Job-related stress management and sleep deprivation

2.1.2017 || Yorkshire Evening Post
Driver fell asleep at wheel and killed 81-year-old widow

2.13.2017 || Entrepreneur
Rough Day at Work? Exercise and Sleep Are the Best Ways to Shake It Off

2.13.2017 || HRM Online
Is workplace stress causing your employees to lash out at home?

Caregiving professionals and sleep debt

2.1.2017 || Daily Nurse
8 Essential Sleep Tips for Shift Workers

2.6.2017 || STAT News
How do young doctors find balance after a 28-hour workday?

2.10.2017 || Sioux City Journal
Sleep deprivation contributes to medical errors, affects health care workers’ health

2.11.2017 || KevinMD
Your doctors may be lying about how long they worked today

2.16.2017 || Your Erie
Police: Ambulance driver says she fell asleep at wheel in deadly accident

Sleep deprivation and military personnel

2.17.2017 || Stars & Stripes Okinawa
Can You Get a Good Night’s Sleep in the Military?