It’s difficult to stick to a regular sleep schedule when you work nights, testified five employees at Humboldt’s Monarch Cement plant.
“I’m almost constantly drained,” said Ed Splechter, a swing shift production operator who works from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. two days a week and 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. three days.
Sleep comes easier after a 3-11 shift, but is nearly impossible after 11-7. “I don’t get steady sleep. I wake up about every 45 minutes,” he said.
Chip Tiegreen, a heavy equipment operator who has worked nights for almost 17…
Night shifts derail sleep schedules
