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Occup Environ Med 2005;62:585a
  • Work in brief

Work in brief

  1. Keith Palmer, Editor

      OVERTIME AND INJURIES AT WORK

      Evidence is growing that long working hours can impair health. Studies in selected occupations have also described a greater risk of injury. Dembe et al1 extend the observation to a nationally representative sample of US working adults. Responses from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were used to assess the impact of overtime and extended hours on occupational injuries during 1987–2000. The investigation, which encompassed 110 000 jobs and 90 000 person-years of work time, found that the injury hazard rate was 61% higher in jobs with overtime schedules. A strong dose-response effect was seen after adjusting …

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