February 3, 2007
EVEN A BLIND COUCHON...
French health minister seeks nap study (AP, Jan 31, 2007)
Fifty-six percent of French complain that a poor night's sleep has affected their job performance, according to the ministry."Why not a nap at work? It can't be a taboo subject," Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said Monday. He called for further studies and said he would promote on-the-job naps if they prove useful.
France's state-run health insurance provider will send letters explaining the importance of good sleep. The Health Ministry's Web site offers tips on how best to get a good night's rest.
The ministry's online "Passport to Sleep" recommends cutting down on coffee, tea, colas, and athletic activity after 8 p.m., shunning TV time or working late in the evening, and listening better to the body's own sleep signals, such as yawning.
Bertrand said sleepiness causes 20 percent to 30 percent of highway accidents across France each year.
The studies are done and do show that you'd have a more productive workforce if you got them to take naps. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 3, 2007 10:42 AM
Both justice to one's employer and due care of one's health require proper care to get eadequate rest. Ordinarily, there is a duty to get enough sleep, and is is cheating to go to work too tired to perform properly. More economic sin.
Posted by: Lou Gots at February 3, 2007 1:03 PMBut the remaining 70-80% of car accidents are caused by Le Voiture Flambe - driving while the vehicle is on fire (set by the disgruntled "French Youths"- who incidentally could up the fire damage by 10%, had they had a good nap)!
Posted by: KRS at February 3, 2007 10:35 PM