This IWH study looks at whether people working night or rotating shifts are at more risk of getting injured at work. See the IWH’s website at Are those who work shifts more at risk of work injury?

See abstract at: Shift and night work and long working hours – a systematic review of safety implications. Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, PubMed.

Women working night shifts may have increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. See research article “Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women“.

A University of Windsor study finds risk of breast cancer increased in workers in automotive plastic manufacturing and food canning industries. See the abstract of the study at Breast cancer risk in relation to occupations with exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors: a Canad

CSA releases National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (Canadian Standards Association, January 2013). “Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace is a voluntary standard intended to provide systematic guidelines for Canadian employers that wil