| Many people simply accept being tired as a part | | | | no choice but to get behind the wheel. In any |
| of working a job that requires long or irregular | | | | case, it is difficult to deny that being tired makes |
| hours. When a person must work multiple jobs to | | | | it more likely that a person will be involved in a |
| provide for their family and make end's meet, | | | | harmful accident at work. Even if an accident in |
| chronic exhaustion may seem unavoidable. This | | | | the workplace is avoided, if a person is exhausted |
| should never be the case. When a person is | | | | from being overworked, it may cause them to be |
| forced to do their job when they can barely even | | | | injured in an accident away from work. |
| stay awake, it not only makes them more prone | | | | While employers cannot control how their |
| to being injured in the workplace, but it can put | | | | workers spend there off-hours, or directly |
| their co-workers and customers at risk, too. The | | | | regulate their sleep schedule, they do hold a |
| hazards of fatigue are increased further when the | | | | responsibility for making the work environment as |
| worker's job includes the use of heavy machinery | | | | safe as possible. This means that workers should |
| or tools. | | | | not be scheduled for shifts that would cause |
| When a person is tired, even the most simple | | | | them to be forced to work on too little sleep. |
| activities can become difficult. A tired body is | | | | Employees should not be expected to work an |
| more likely to fall victim to injuries such as sprains, | | | | unreasonable number of hours a week, particularly |
| strains, or muscle pulls. Exhaustion makes it | | | | if their job involves the use of potentially |
| difficult to concentrate on a task, which is | | | | dangerous machinery, or if the safety of other |
| extremely important in many jobs, particularly | | | | people depends on their alertness. If a worker |
| those where teams of people rely on each other | | | | appears to be too tired to perform their job in a |
| for safety. If a tired individual is guiding a large | | | | safe manner, their boss should find someone to fill |
| truck into a loading bay and begins to doze off, | | | | in and discuss the situation with the employee. If |
| the results can be disastrous. Studies have | | | | someone is hurt due to an overworked and tired |
| repeatedly shown the dangers of driving a car | | | | employee, the company may be found liable for |
| while tired, but if a worker's job involves the use | | | | the injuries suffered. |
| of a motor vehicle, they may feel that they have | | | | |