Nordic research finds new associations between shift work and health and gives recommendations on how to organize shift work
Press release 44/2020, WOW Symposium on 13th November 2020, Espoo FinlandEmbargoed until 13.11.2020 10 am (9 am CET) New studies from a large NordForsk consortium confirm that night shift work is associated with increased risk for serious health risks like accidental injuries and sickness absence. The researchers give recommendations on how to organize shift work in order to minimise health and safety risks.About 20% of all employees in Europe are shift workers. A large NordForsk-funded project (Working Hours, Health, Well-being and Participation in Working Life, WOW) produced several