Daylight Savings and Workplace Injuries- OH&S

Workplace Injuries Rise Following Daylight Savings Change- OH&S

An interesting article from 2009 with some continued important reminders surrounding Daylight Savings.

Using U.S. Department of Labor and Mine Safety and Health Administration data, Christopher Barnes and David Wagner, both doctoral candidates studying industrial and organizational psychology at Michigan State University, found that the number of workplace accidents spikes after Daylight Savings Time changes every March.

On the other hand, they found no significant increase in workplace accidents or sleep loss when the clocks were set back an hour in November.

In two separate studies, they found that the March switch to Daylight Savings Time resulted in 40 minutes less sleep for American workers, a 5.7 percent increase in workplace injuries, and nearly 68 percent more work days lost to injuries. Click here to read the full article from Occupational Health & Safety, 2009.