Petition Protect Shift Workers Health

Split -Shift workers health in the long term has being shown to suffer as a result of working the grave yard shift, Some 1.3 million people currently work at night and this number is likely to grow – the health and safety executive have highlighted a lot of the issues that effect them and issued guidance to help staff and companies loosely deal with the issues normally in the favour of the employer however there is no clear or mandatory legislation in place to protect workers or to ensure companies do the right thing if an employee was to fall seriously ill.

Most night workers were unaware of the risks associated with their shift patterns. So there is a clear need for employers to raise awareness of the risks of night working among workers and those responsible for managing their shift patterns and working environments.

The risk’s to mention a few are namely fatigue, cancer risk, poor mental health, social & family life disruptions