Article: 12-hour Work Days Unhealthy
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12-hour Work Days Unhealthy
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A study looking at 13 years' worth of data showed that workers who do overtime frequently were 61 percent more likely to become hurt or ill. Working more than 12 hours a day raised this risk by more than a third.
The risk is not necessarily directly related to the hazards of the job.More likely, long hours induce fatigue or stress in affected workers.
Researchers looked at over 5,000 work-related injuries and illnesses. They found that more than half of them occurred in jobs with extended working hours. After studying the data, they concluded that there was a greater risk of injury as the work hours increased.
BBC News August 17, 2005
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Dr. Mercola's Comment:
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