Fatigue in the Workplace

How much sleep is too little? Too much? How does sleep impact your work performance?

Dive into the science of sleep to better understand what sleep does to your performance and your physical and mental health. Develop strategies to support a healthy sleep lifestyle, as you learn about the barriers to successful sleep habits and how you can best manage sleep to increase your quality of life. This course has been developed by Online and Continuing Education in partnership with Susan Sawatzky from In-Scope Solutions.

Who is this for?

Anyone interested in keeping up-to-date in the area of Occupational Health and Safety. Whether you’re brand-new to OHS, looking for ways to support your current OHS position, or starting a new role in management or HR, the courses in this series will provide you with introductory content on emerging OHS topics in Alberta.

What you will learn

This course will discuss:

  • How much sleep we need.
  • Impacts of fatigue on capabilities and functions.
  • Impacts of fatigue on health.
  • Anatomy and physiology of sleep.
  • The barriers to successful sleep habits.
  • Strategies to supporting a healthy sleep lifestyle.
Available now

Register

No cost

Free registration

Online delivery

3–4 hours to complete

45-minute lecture

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5 article readings
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1 multiple-choice quiz

Your instructor
Susan Sawatzky

Susan Sawatzky is a certified safety consultant specializing in Fatigue Risk Management. She speaks internationally on the topic of fatigue in the workplace and consults with many large and small industry clients to create organizational solutions. An instructor with the University of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety program, Susan was recently involved in the drafting the proposed OHS Fatigue Legislation for Alberta. She was also involved in creating fatigue policy and guidelines for the Canadian oil and gas industry as the previous manager of their fatigue portfolio.