Night Shift Errors

Very simply, when we are tired, we are more prone to making mistakes. Therefore, performance and safety can be especially compromised on the night shift because alertness is inherently lower at night, and because the night shift can affect quantity and quality of sleep, and thus, alertness as well.

Many recent studies show that errors and accidents are much more prevalent on the night shift. In fact, it is estimated that there is a 5% drop in productivity on the night shift, and this drop costs companies $79.4 billion per year in the US alone in lost productivity. In addition, the risk of sustaining a serious injury is 43% higher on the night shift than on the day shift. Likewise, work-related fatalities are more than twice as likely to occur at night, and the percentage of fatalities attributed to human error is especially high during the overnight hours.

How CIRCADIAN AUSTRALIA can help you:

For over 27 years CIRCADIAN has been helping companies deal with the challenges of night shift errors through the following areas:

Managing a Shift Work Lifestyle – This on-site training program provides critical information to help employees deal with the challenges of working shift work especially the night shift. Training includes information on fatigue, alertness, sleep, nutrition, health, family/social life and more.
Fatigue Training Online - The premier online fatigue management training program for the 24/7 workforce. This web-based system offers specialised training programs providing workers with practical solutions to maintain altertness, productivity, safety and high performance on-duty and get better sleep off-duty.
Shift Schedule Optimisation - By working with employees, unions and management, CIRCADIAN AUSTRALIA develops schedule options that meet the business needs, satisfy worker preferences, and are compatible with human physiology to promote health, safety and alertness.
24/7 Workplace Evaluation and Design – By incorporating specific design features including lighting, sound, temperature and ergonomic principles into your facility, employee alertness can be maximised at any time of the day or night.
Staffing Level Analysis - The optimal staffing level can be determined by a circadian algorithm that provides a step-by-step analysis of the essential positions to be filled on each shift.