LONG WORKING HOURS, SAFETY, AND HEALTH:
TOWARD A NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA
Schedule and Speakers
THURSDAY APRIL 29, 2004
8:00 am – 8:30 am REGISTRATION 8:30 am – 8:45 am WELCOME Janet Allan, RN, PhD, CS, FAAN, Dean, University of Maryland School of Nursing
John Howard, MD, JD, MPH, Director National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)8:45 am – 10:05 am PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN HOURS OF WORK An overview addressing the questions: Who is working long hours and are hours of work getting longer?
Jerry A. Jacobs, PhD, Merriam Term Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania details of presentation
Peter Kuhn, PhD, Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara details of presentation
Moderator: Tim Bushnell, PhD, MPA, Economist, NIOSH10:05 am – 10:30 am BREAK 10:30 am – 11:30 am STATE OF RESEARCH ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF LONG HOURS OF WORK Simon Folkard, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Wales, United Kingdom and Chair, Shiftwork Committee of the International Commission of Occupational Health details of presentation
TorbjÖrn Åkerstedt, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Physiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden details of presentation
Moderator: Donald I. Tepas, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut and Secretary, Shiftwork Committee International Commission on Occupational Health11:30 am – 1:00 pm LUNCH 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm STATE OF RESEARCH ON SOCIAL AND FAMILY EFFECTS OF LONG WORK HOURS Rosalind Chait Barnett, PhD., Senior Scientist, Women’s Studies Research Center and Director of Community, Families & Work Program, Brandeis University. details of presentation
Harriet B. Presser, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland details of presentation
Moderator: Donald I.Tepas, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut and Secretary, Shiftwork Committee International Commission on Occupational Health2:00 pm – 2:15 pm BREAK 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm IMPACT ON INDUSTRY AND LABOR AND THEIR RESPONSES Todd Dawson, Director of Research and Development, Circadian Technologies, Lexington, MA details of presentation
Bill Kojola, Industrial Hygienist, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C. details of presentation
David LeGrande – Communication Workers of America, Washington, D.C. - Case Study details of presentation
Billy Smitha, Exxon Mobil Global Safety Advisor - Case Study
Moderator: Gordon Smith, MD, MPH, Epidemiologist, Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health, Hopkinton, MA3:45 pm – 5:20 pm TOWARD IMPROVED METHODS AND A SHARED RESEARCH AGENDA: CONCURRENT BREAKOUT GROUP DISCUSSIONS Breakout groups will meet on Thursday and Friday to discuss ways to move the science forward and issues to include in a national research agenda for long work hours. They will generate summaries of their discussions for the final plenary session and work together via email for a short period following the workshop to refine and elaborate a working document that will be part of the basis for a published research agenda. CONCURRENT BREAKOUT GROUP SESSIONS
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A) Long Work Hours And Schedules: Definitions And Measurement
B) Impact Upon The Individual: Fatigue, Stress, Health, Safety, And Work
C) Impact Upon Family And Community
D) Mitigating And Aggravating Factors: Job And Personal Characteristics
E) Programs and Policies for Prevention: Research Priorities
F) Large Scale Surveys And Studies: Opportunities And Directions For5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION
FRIDAY APRIL 30, 20048:30 am – 9:00 am MORNING REFRESHMENTS 9:00 am – 10:30 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS CONTINUE 10:30 am – 10:50 am BREAK 10:50 am – 11:50 am BREAKOUT SESSION LEADERS REPORT TO PLENARY GROUP 11:50 am – 12:00 pm CLOSING AND EVALUATIONS
POST CONFERENCES
FRIDAY APRIL 30, 20041:30 pm – 4:30 pm LONG WORKING HOURS IN HEALTH CARE (Microsoft Word document) 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm WORKSHOP ON POLICE FATIGUE AND LONG WORK HOURS SATURDAY MAY 1, 2004 9:00 am – 1:00 pm WORKSHOP ON POLICE FATIGUE AND LONG WORK HOURS (Continued)
