Night shifts can also be tiring.

Mental and physical effects of night work have been shown to affect a workers concentration, alertness, motivation, and memory. This can slow a workers reaction time and increase the risk of accident. Unfortunately, night work cannot be avoided in some occupations. OHCOW (2005)
occupational health clinics for Ontario workers Inc. (Shiftwork.pdf) SHIFTWORK: HEALTH EFFECTS & SOLUTIONS
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. OHCOW 2005

In addition to loss of sleep, a high level of anxiety is another direct effect of night shift work. This was observed among security guards by Bayot (2004). Security guards either smoke or drink coffee or other energy drinks to be able to avoid sleepiness during night shift work. In another thesis by Averia et al. (2001), this time involving rotating nurses, job performance was evaluated using memory error rate. The authors reported that nurses assigned in the night shift experience a significantly higher memory error rate, poor mental health, more subjective feelings of fatigue, and longer stimuli reaction time as compared to when they were assigned in the morning shift and to those with permanent shift schedule.

Bayot G. Perceived effects of night shift work on the health and well being among selected security guards in Metro Manila. Thesis. De La Salle University, Philippines, 2004. OSHC (The Occupational Safety and Health Center), Department of Labor and Employment. Comparison of Health and Well-being of Females Working in Day and Night Shift. 2001. (URL: http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/ 201/)

Shift work research in the Philippines: current state and future directions Jingky P. Lozano-Khne7*, Maria Eliza R. Aguila1, Gayline F. Manalang, Jr.2, Richard Bryann Chua3, Roselyn S. Gabud5, Eduardo R. Mendoza4,6 (2012)
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On the night shift, excessive fatigue, sleepiness and lethargy are common (Akerstedt, 1991.) this is due mainly to the nature of the circadian rhythm, as discussed in chapter 1.3. Sleepiness and fatigue are a major concern for workplace safety, especially for night shift situations as previously discussed, and particularly because of the tendency for people to consider themselves as being at less risk from harm than others (DeJoy, 1989; Slovic, 1987; Weinstein, 1980; Weinstein and

Klein, 1996). Numerous studies, using questionnaires (Akerstedt and Torsvall, 1978; Thiis-Evensen, 1957) and subjective rating scales (Dahlgren, 1981; Folkard, Monk, and Lobban, 1978; Torsvall and Akerstedt, 1987; Torsvall, Akerstedt, Gillander and Knutsson, 1989), reveal sleepiness to be high during the night shift. Shift Work An Occupational and Safety Hazard.pdf (2003) Author: Sandra Buxton