Real Costs of Fatigue in the Workplace

How much is fatigue costing the workplace? The National Safety Council has teamed with Brigham and Women's Hospital to develop an easy-to-use online tool, where employers can receive a tailored estimate of how much fatigue is costing their bottom line. The calculator will estimate how much of the burden can be avoided with programs implemented in the workplace.

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Learn how the calculator uses the data you enter to create a customized report for your organization in Calculating the Cost of Poor Sleep: Methodology.

About National Safety Council
Founded in 1913 and chartered by Congress, the National Safety Council is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.

About the Sleep Matters Initiative
The mission of the Sleep Matters Initiative, led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is to foster excellence in the treatment of sleep and circadian disorders in order to improve health, safety, and performance; and to promote widespread change in social norms that will engender a culture of sleep health.

TOOLKIT

Real Costs of Fatigue in the Workplace

Your Costs

This report uses the latest research to predict the prevalence of sleep deficiency and common sleep disorders among employees and estimates the annual costs associated with these conditions. Insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders lead to diminished alertness and contributes to absenteeism, decreased productivity, and increased healthcare costs. Click on the boxes below for more information.

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Absenteeism

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Decreased Productivity

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Healthcare

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Sleep disorders have been associated with 3.4 days lost annually due to absenteeism and 7.8 days lost annually due to presenteeism, or decreased productivity. Further, sleep deficiency is also known to contribute to presenteeism, with those sleeping 6-7 hours on average accounting for 3.7 days lost each year, and those sleeping < 6 hours responsible to 6.0 days lost annually due to presenteeism. The rate of absenteeism is also more than doubled among employees assigned to the night shift.

Days Lost due to Absenteeism

Days Lost due to Decreased Productivity

Your Risks

Sleep disorders are common, often undiagnosed, and therefore untreated. The boxes below show how many employees in your workplace are likely suffering from a sleep disorder. Click the boxes below for more information.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Insomnia
Employees:

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Restless Legs Syndrome
Employees:

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Shift Work Disorder
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State Prevalence

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Prevalence of Sleep Deficiency by State

Moderate Prevalence

Industry Prevalence

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Prevalence of Sleep Deficiency by Industry

Sleep Loss and Injury Risk

Sleep problems increase the risk of workplace incidents and injuries. More than one in every ten workplace injuries can be attributed to sleep problems.

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Injury Rates by Industry

Sleep is Good for Business

Take Action and Save Money

Investing in your employees' sleep health is smart for business. Sleep health education and sleep disorder screening programs offered by employers have been shown to reduce costs by improving sleep, performance, health, and the safety of the workforce. The more employees you engage in a sleep health program, the more costs you can avoid.

Estimate your Return on Investment in a Sleep Health Program

Slide the bar to estimate how many employees would be engaged in your sleep health program.

The more employees you engage, the higher the return on investment.

Potential Savings

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Information & Resources

The cost and potential savings cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty for some small businesses. Our estimated cost of a sleep health education and sleep disorder screening program exceeds the projected savings in this situation. While we have incorporated the cost of formal sleep health program in our calculation, it is important to remember that there are steps you can take to improve sleep health that do not cost anything. Please see these resources pages for more information.

Real Costs of Fatigue in the Workplace

Calculate Your Costs

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What is your industry?

How many employees in your organization?

Do you have any shift workers in your organization?

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Real Costs of Fatigue in the Workplace

Your Costs

TOTAL ANNUAL COST:

Absenteeism

Cost:

Decreased Productivity

Cost:

Healthcare

Cost:

Your Risks

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Employees:

Insomnia Employees:

Restless Legs Syndrome Employees:

Shift Work Disorder Employees:

State Prevalence

Prevalence of Sleep Deficiency by State

Moderate Prevalence

Industry Prevalence

Prevalence of Sleep Deficiency by Industry

Sleep Loss and Injury Risk

Injury Rates by Industry

Sleep is Good for Business

Take Action and Save Money

Estimate your Return on Investment in a Sleep Health Program

Potential Savings

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Information & Resources

Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Employees:

Insomnia
Employees:

Restless Legs Syndrome
Employees:

Shift Work Disorder
Employees: