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Nigel DuPree
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A reduction of 50% in alertness due to fatigue that could account for a 30% loss in productivity would have to be experienced as "vigilance decremation" and represent a significant increase in risk.
So, they are not talking about performance they are just putting a ' spin ' on the increased "Risk" of errors and/or injury regardless of job type but especially for 58% of DSE (Display Screen Equipment) operaters who have been reporting physiological problems related to Screen Fatigue for years.
This report appears to be acknowledging the significant risk of increased stress employees are under just to survive the working day as they expend increasing amounts of energy to push through their fatigue to minimise errors and avoid accidents when they are not actually 'fit to work'.
Perhaps it is time to address the issue of work load and pressure as the levels of performance related stress in the workplace becomes debilitating and before a critical mass of stressed out and disaffected at risk of mental health and early onset cardiovascular disease turns into even higher staff breakdowns or turnover and/or corporate manslaughter charges in due course.
Stop the Friendly Fire of omission to care today before the Collateral Damage to UK Human Resources comes back to increase your insurance premiums tomorrow..................
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