Flaws in our lives: fatigue, life and work strain
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2010
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Skinner, N.J.
Parvazian, S.
Dorrian, J.
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Sleep problems and fatigue are widely recognised as important issues not only for health and wellbeing, but also for safety and productivity in the workplace. There is a substantial body of research in Australia and internationally on the causes and consequences of fatigue in the workplace. Much of this research focuses on specific occupations and industries in which the nature of the work and its scheduling clearly place workers at risk, for example, the mining, health and transport industries. This report has a wider focus than most previous research as it examines sleep issues and fatigue across all industries in the general South Australian (SA) working population.
This report uses data collected from the 2010 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) data collection in South Australia. Detailed findings on work hours and work-life interference can be found in the report: Juggling work-life balance in South Australia (Skinner & Pisaniello, 2010). It is part of a larger research project entitled Developing an Australian evidence-base for policies and interventions on work hours, fatigue and work-family strain, funded through the SafeWork SA 2009 Commissioned Research Grants Programme.
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Copyright 2010 Centre for work + life, University of South Australia