WORK SCHEDULES: SHIFT WORK AND LONG HOURS

Conferences

 

23^rd International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time

Dates: June 19 – 23, 2017
Location: Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia

website: http://shiftwork2017.com/

The main focus of this symposium will be to share the latest research in the field of shiftwork and to develop a set of consensus statements on a range of issues and challenges related to health, safety, and well-being – from a global perspective. More details to follow. Updates about the symposium will be on www.workingtime.org and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/workingtimesociety). For information about the conference venue, the Ayers Rock Resort, see www.ayersrockresort.com.au .

Deadline for submitting an abstract is December 16, 2016

10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transportation

March 20-23, 2017
Location: San Diego, CA

website: http://fatigueconference2017.com/index.html

NIOSH was pleased to be a co-sponsor for the 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue. Fatigue is an important contributor to work-related injuries and the development of several chronic diseases. This conference included presentations from internationally renowned authorities on fatigue from academic, government, industry, and research organizations. The Conference was co-hosted by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the National Transportation Safety Board, with numerous co-sponsors including Department of Transportation agencies, the National Safety Council and industry groups.

Files of the abstracts and presentations are available on the conference website.

Workshop: Shift Work at Night, Artificial Light at Night, and Circadian Disruption

Information Forum on Light at Night

Thursday, March 10, 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST
Friday, March 11, 2016 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. EST
Location: Rodbell Auditorium in the David P. Rall Building, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC

Videos of the workshop presentations and materials are available on http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/roc/candidates/meetings/workshop_alan.html

Many people experience interruptions in light-dark cycles due to their lifestyle choices (e.g. use of electronic devices at night), location of their residences (e.g., urban light pollution), or working at night (e.g., shift work). Exposures to artificial light at night (ALAN) or changes in the timing of exposures to natural light (such as with ‘jet lag’) may disrupt biological processes controlled by endogenous circadian rhythms, potentially resulting in adverse health outcomes. NTP is interested in understanding the health effects of circadian disruption related to ALAN and shift work. NTP’s Office of the Report on Carcinogens (ORoC) and Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) plan to conduct health hazard assessments focusing on cancer (ORoC) and non-cancer health outcomes (OHAT).

NTP is convening a workshop on March 10-11, 2016, to obtain external scientific input on topics important for informing the literature-based health hazard assessments including strategies for integrating data across evidence streams and exposure scenarios, and on data gaps and research needs.

The workshop includes the following sessions:

• circadian disruption
• ALAN
• shift work and trans-meridian travel (jet lag)
• additional overlapping exposures in ALAN/shift work studies
• strategies to synthesize across different types of exposure scenarios studies
• data gaps and research needs