Bad sleep habits cost companies over $136 billion in lost productivity

Bad sleep habits cost companies over $136 billion in lost productivityBad sleep habits cost companies over $136 billion in lost productivitySo you got a bad night of sleep? Maybe you are a bit tired at work the next morning? Maybe this actually happens a few nights per week? No big deal, right? WRONG.close dialog Advertisementclose dialog/* effects for .bx-campaign-1012257 *//* custom css .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close z-index 2-ms-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -ms-transform rotate(0deg) to -ms-transform rotate(360deg) -moz-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -moz-transform rotate(0deg) to -moz-transform rotate(360deg) -webkit-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -webkit-transform rotate(0deg) to -webkit-transform rotate(360deg) keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from transform rotate(0deg) to transform rotate(360deg) bx-close-inside-1012257 top 0 right 0 /* KD - Remove padding from video wrapper and tischset height to 100% */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper padding-top 0important height 100%.bx-custombx-campaign-1012257 bx-creative-1012257 .bx-wrap height auto/* KD - Change positioning to static as that was not necesaary and here you can adjust the height of the video element */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper video position static/* rendered styles .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative *first-child width 100%.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative background-color transparentborder-style nonemax-width 900px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-close stroke whitebackground-color blackborder-style solidborder-color whiteborder-width 1px.bxc.bx-campaign-101225 7 .bx-group-1012257-AFvXBOB padding 10pxdisplay blockwidth auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y *first-child padding 2px 4pxfont-size 10pxcolor rgb(255, 255, 255)text-transform uppercasebackground-color rgb(0, 0, 0)background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34)According to the National Safety Council (NSC), fatigued workers cost employers about$1,200to$3,100per employee in declining job performance each year, while sleepy workers are estimated to cost employers$136 billiona year in health-related, lost productivity. On top of that, almost 13% of work injuries are attributable to sleep deprivationSleepless nights hurt everyone,NSC President and CEODeborah A.P Hersman said in a press release. Many of us have been conditioned to just power through our fatigue, but worker health and safety on the job are compromised when we dont get the sleep we need. Doing nothing to address fatigue, costs employers a lot mora tha n they think.Some industries are more impacted than othersA recentCDC analysisfound that the jobs with the highest rates of short sleep duration were communications equipment operators (58.2%), other transportation workers (54%) and rail transportation workers (52.7%). Sleep deprivation also especially hurts night shift workers, with 15% of full-time employees who do shift-work suffering from chronic sleep loss, according to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics.This is part of the reason The National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project has partnered with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Sleep Research Society (SRS) and the National Safety Council (NSC) to launch the Sleep Works for You campaign.It is all about helping employers encourage their workers to have healthier sleep habits whether it be through education around sleep health and sleep disorders and strategies to help improve alertness on the job.Working long hours and sleeping less than the recommended seven or more hours has become a badge of honor in many industries, despite evidence that proves a lack of sleep hurts productivity, safety, and overall health, AASM President Dr.Ilene Rosen said. It is essential for employers to promote health and safety by creating a workplace culture that values the importance of sleep.Perhaps as a result of this, we might start to see more companies taking cues from Google and Facebook and setting up nap rooms.