Long Work Hours, Overtime, and Worker Health Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study among Stone, Sand, and Gravel Mine Workers

Background: Research has shown that long work hours and overtime are associated with health impairment, including stress, burnout, and overall health. However, this has not been thoroughly assessed among stone, sand, and gravel mine workers. As such, this study examined whether significant differenc...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-06, Vol.19 (13), p.7740
Main Authors: Le, Aurora B, Balogun, Abdulrazak O, Smith, Todd D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Body mass index
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
COVID-19
Cross-Sectional Studies
Gravel
Health Status
Humans
Impairment
Independent variables
Medical personnel
Miners
Mining
Mining accidents & safety
Overweight
Productivity
Psychological aspects
Sand
Sex
Stress
Variables
Variance analysis
Work Schedule Tolerance
Workers
Working hours
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Summary:Background: Research has shown that long work hours and overtime are associated with health impairment, including stress, burnout, and overall health. However, this has not been thoroughly assessed among stone, sand, and gravel mine workers. As such, this study examined whether significant differences in stress, burnout, and overall health existed among workers that worked different hours each week. Methods: ANOVA analyses were completed for the outcome variables (stress, burnout, and health status). Each analysis included three categorical independent variables: age, sex, and work hours. Age and sex were control variables. BMI was added to the health status analysis as an additional control variable. Results: There were significant differences between work hour groups for all three outcomes. Post hoc analyses determined that workers working >60 h/week had more stress, more burnout, and lower health. Differences were not found between age or sex. There were no differences in health status for different BMI groups, but the interaction of BMI and work hours was significant. Conclusions: Working more than 60 h per week was problematic. Mine and safety administrators should enact programs to protect and promote worker health, particularly among those working long hours, especially if more than 60 h per week.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19137740