Main Street Industry News - April 2022

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LONG HOURS INCREASING Before COVID working longer hours was on the rise. COVID sent many of us home and our employers allowed us to work from there. Longer work hours rose some more. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says about 9% of us work at least 55 hours a week. That’s a lot of hours!

OSHA says — what most of us already know — longer hours can lead to fatigue and stress both physically and mentally.

FATIGUE CAN CAUSE: Sleepiness Irritability Poor decision making Concentration issues Memory issues Lack of motivation

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