Human Factors & ergonomics- effects of night work and shift work

Night work effects 2 The human body and mind are meant to sleep at night and be active during day light . Some workers can adapt to working continually during the but among these certain health disorders are prominent (Kroemer & Grandjean, 1997). Despite this fact high numbers of people are being asked to work at night. The body may acclimatize if one works by night and sleeps by day regularly and consistently. However for many, night work …

…mentality increase. It would be feasible to say that shift work is here to stay; mainly because there is too much money wrapped up in equipment and services for it to be abolished. Knowledge is power. Supplied with a little knowledge about how shift work affects the body, shift workers and their employers have the power to make changes which will improve communication and also improve health and well -being of each and every worker.