A 34-year overview of night work by occupation and industry in France based on census data and a sex-specific job-exposure matrix.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Night work has been increasing in the last decades due to new working arrangements for good and services production. Numerous studies have shown that night shift work causes disruptions in circadian rhythms that may affect health. In 2019, night shift work was classified as probably carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and may contribute to other health disorders. In this context, we assessed the number and proportion of workers exposed to night work today and investigated time trends by occupation and industry in France since 1982 in terms of prevention.

Methods

Using the data on work time schedules collected in the French Labour Force Surveys, sex- and period-specific job-exposure matrices (JEMs) to night work (working betwe

SUBMITTER: Houot MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9336015 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature