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Sleep Deprivation in the Workplace

Outline Problem Solution Benefits Customer Competition Potential Drawbacks

Problem Many people in the workplace are sleep deprived.

Why it’s a problem Driving and operating machinery while sleep deprived is dangerous. Sleep deprived workers are less productive.

Why it’s a problem Survey published in Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine found that “fatigue- related productivity losses were estimated to cost $1967/employee annually” Among the four companies surveyed, “sleep- related reductions in productivity cost $54 million a year.”

Why it’s a problem Sleep deprivation is said to be at least partly responsible for several famous accidents, such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident. gliving.com

Solution Use a sleep monitoring device to monitor employee sleep. – Device sends sleep data to central system for analysis. – Data is used to chart out relationship between sleep patterns and employee productivity. – System creates enforceable sleep plans for employees.

Benefits More focused and prolific work Fewer accidents Save on health care costs for employees

Customer Employers who want their employees at their cheapest and best Could also be used in sleep studies, more accurate than a survey

Competition Zeo is a personal sleep coach that tracks sleep throughout the night with a headband. Our product will track sleep in a similar way but will be the only product to be used in corporate study and analysis and to enforce a sleep schedule on employees.

Potential Drawbacks Employee resistance to plan Privacy issues Hard to prevent fraud High cost of equipment

References Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine: January Volume 52 - Issue 1 - pp Leslie, M. (1999, September 28). Sleep deprivation shown to have as much impact on reaction time as alcohol. Retrieved from Skerrett, P.J. (2011, January 12). Sleep deprivation's true workplace costs. Retrieved from work/2011/01/sleep-deprivations-true-workpl.html Walter, L. (2008, May 5). Combating workplace sleep deprivation. Retrieved from Zeo Inc. (2011). Zeo personal sleep coach. Retrieved from