About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of night shift work on health workers and firefighters in London.
• Please beware that this episode may contain disturbing content •In this second episode, two professionals and long-term London residents, a public health practitioner and a fire fighter, share how night shift work impacts on their circadian rhythms, and the challenges that each face according to the nature of the job that they have preformed over the years. Two important sectors of work, health and emer-gency services part of the fire fighting industry rely on professionals working the night shift through rotation.Voice Over by Romanian artist Natalia CarataEP3 TEASER:I will end this series with one more episode when I invite Marion Roberts, Emeritus Professor in Urban Design at the University of Westminster, whose specialist’s interests are the night-time city and gender related topics in Urban Design.
People in this episode
Guests: public health practitioner, fire fighter
Topics covered
- night shift work
- circadian rhythms
- public health
- firefighting
- emergency services
Keywords
- night shift
- circadian rhythms
- public health
- firefighter
- emergency services
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Westminster
Places: London
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