worker safety

Workplace Fatigue meeting confirms it: we’re tired at work, and it’s costing us everything

March 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Curator’s note: SHC was in attendance at this event. To follow along with its major presentations, SHC live-tweeted them; please visit [...]

How America sleeps: Spotlight on New Orleans

March 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

Here are ten recent links to the world of sleep in New Orleans. [...]

Wellness Wednesday: Society and economy pay the price for Australia’s collective lack of sleep

June 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

The price one pays for lack of sleep can be measured in societal and economic costs [...]

Sleep News Weekly || February 16, 2018: Fired for sleep apnea? Chinese shoppers awoken in IKEA, dodgeball for narcolepsy, more

February 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Workers claim they were fired for sleep apnea, IKEA shoppers in China are awoken from naps on display furniture by local comedians, new lung pacemaker treats first-ever sleep apnea patient, 700 people in Kentucky split $500k Provigil settlement, Japan examines the relationship between insomnia and suicide; narcolepsy mom plays dodgeball to raise awareness; and more about how America (and the world) sleeps. [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Sign this vet-sponsored petition demanding labor standards that prioritize sleep

November 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Veterans have a huge stake in the Right to Sleep movement. Many of our military personnel members come home from service overseas with trauma and sleep disorders that the VA fails, or even refuses, to treat. Ultimately it impacts them on the job, just as sleep deprivation does for millions of civilian workers. [...]

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Sleep can benefit from mindfulness

April 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

Mindfulness is more a 24-7 mindset than a specific practice; it also embraces all the ideas that make sleep hygiene a legitimate goal for those who struggle with sleep. [...]