The interplay between sleep and safety outcomes in the workplace: A scoping review and bibliographic analysis of the literature

Occupational incidents comprising injuries and accidents remain a serious concern globally. With sleep deprivation and fatigue representing key drivers of many workplace incidents, one strategy to reduce occupational incidents is implementing effective sleep management systems. Yet, to date, there are complaints about the methodological ap-proach in sleep-safety studies. The extent of work done with respect to the impact of sleep on safety outcomes needs to be reviewed to highlight the state of the art in the face of increasing technological advancement and changing lifestyle attitudes. This study combines scoping review and bibliographic analysis to examine the attention paid to the role of sleep in workplace health to provide information on the prevalence of poor sleep, sleep problems and their impact on having a safe workplace.