Many workplaces recognize the benefits associated with healthy employees and provide a variety of health and wellness initiatives focusing on exercise, diet, smoking and stress management. As worthwhile as these initiatives are, little, if any, attention is paid to a very common symptom – tired employees.

PowerUP

Strategies to Maintain Alertness and Overcome Sleepiness

Participants will be able to:

• distinguish between sleepiness and fatigue
• recognize when risk is highest
• recognize impairment risk
• choose strategies to overcome sleepiness
• choose strategies to promote alertness
• choose strategies to maintain alertness while driving

Time Required: 1.5 hrs.