Fatigue im Arbeitsalltag – wenn Müdigkeit zum Risiko wird

Why Recovery, Sleep, and Work Organization Are Crucial for Safety and Health Tiredness is a part of life. But when does normal tiredness become a risk to health, performance, and safety? This episode focuses on fatigue in the workplace—that is, persistent exhaustion, lack of recovery, and the often underestimated consequences of sleep deprivation, constant stress, and insufficient rest. Fatigue isn't limited to shift work or physically demanding jobs. Office work, working from home, management positions, and constant availability can also lead to mental and physical exhaustion. In this episode, you'll learn: • what fatigue actually means • how it develops • which warning signs should be taken seriously • why fatigue is an important occupational health and safety issue • the role of sleep, work organization, and leadership • and what employees and companies can do specifically An episode about stress, recovery, and the crucial question: Am I actually still rested—or am I just going through the motions? 📩 Contact: [email protected] Links on the topic of fatigue in the workplace 🔹 BAuA – Night and shift work https://www.baua.de/DE/Themen/Arbeits... 🔹 BAuA – Atypical working hours https://www.baua.de/DE/Themen/Arbeits... 🔹 DGUV – Designing healthy shift work https://www.dguv.de/de/praevention/th... 🔹 DGUV publication – Safe and healthy shift work Design https://publikationen.dguv.de/widgets... 🔹 OSHA – Worker Fatigue https://www.osha.gov/worker-fatigue