(2 points)
INTENT
Support healthy, restorative and consistent sleep habits among occupants.
SUMMARY
ISSUE
SOLUTIONS
Engaging in work-related activities during evening hours after work, especially through the use of technology, can impact sleep quality. Targeted interventions, such as sleep training programs and education as well as limits on working hours and schedule, can help support individuals in achieving sufficient and high quality sleep. Additionally, short (less than 30 minute duration) afternoon naps may lead to benefits in mood, alertness and cognitive performance, such as productivity and learning.
IMPACT
REQUIREMENTS
Provide Workplace Sleep Support (1 point)
Verified by Policy Document, Educational Materials, Photographic evidence
The following requirements are met:
- Eligible employees are allowed to engage in a minimum of one 20 - 30 minute nap during the day.
- Educational materials are available on daytime napping (e.g., optimal time of day, strategies for minimization of nighttime sleep distribution).
- At least one of the furniture options below is provided per 100 eligible employees and placed in a calm, quiet and low-light environment:
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Bed or daybed.
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Couch.
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Cushioned roll-out mat.
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Sleep pod.
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Fully reclining chair.
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Hammock.
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- Projects address healthy sleep habits among employees who engage in shift work, including:
- Protocol to avoid unplanned changes to shift schedule, including providing minimum advance notice of schedule changes.
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Educational materials on strategies to minimize fatigue, maintain good sleep hygiene and manage sleep problems associated with shift work.
Note: Education must be culturally appropriate and literacy level appropriate. Education can come in the form of trainings, brochures, videos, posters, pamphlets, newsletters and/or other written or online information.
If the requirements of Part 1: Provide Workplace Sleep Support are met through the provision of educational materials, then these can be counted toward Part 2: Promote Health and Wellness Education in Feature C01: Health and Wellness Awareness.
Provide Non-Workplace Sleep Support (1 point)
Verified by Policy Document, Educational Materials
The following requirements are met:
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Projects implement the following policies to support employees in achieving a minimum seven hours of sleep:
- For non-shift work, an organizational cap is in place that sets expectations that work and communications be limited to the project or organization's business hours in the local time zone.
- For shift work, work and communications are expected only for the duration of the employee's shift.
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All eligible employees have access to software, applications or other tools that monitor sleep influencing behavior, covering, at minimum, sleep schedule, physical activity and eating patterns (including caffeine and alcohol consumption). Projects provide one of the following:
- Paid monitoring tools at no cost or subsidized by at least 50%.
- Easily accessible list of free monitoring tools.
- Provide occupants with education materials on environmental and behavioral determinants of sleep quality and duration, covering, at minimum, sleep schedule, sleep environment, physical activity, nutrition (including caffeine and alcohol), light exposure, and use of technology.
The following requirement is met:
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For students in secondary schools, the school day starts no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
Note: Education must be culturally appropriate and literacy level appropriate. Education can come in the form of trainings, brochures, videos, posters, pamphlets, newsletters and/or other written or online information.
If the requirements of Part 2: Provide Non-Workplace Sleep Support are met through the provision of educational materials, then these can be counted toward Part 2: Promote Health and Wellness Education in Feature C01: Health and Wellness Awareness.
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