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Recognizing Fatigue: How Sleep Impacts Safety, Health and Performance
Sleep plays a critical role in safety, health and performance—both on and off the job.
This in-person session, led by Teresa Johnson of Sleepwell Consulting, explores why sleep matters and how fatigue affects focus, decision‑making, mood, safety and relationships. Participants will learn how insufficient sleep increases workplace risk, impacts psychological health and contributes to stress and performance challenges.
The session combines evidence‑based insights with practical, realistic strategies participants can use and share with their teams to improve sleep quality, recovery and daily performance.
In this session, you will learn:
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The basic science of sleep and why it matters for health, focus and performance.
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How to recognize fatigue symptoms in yourself and others and understand when sleep loss becomes a safety risk.
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The connection between sleep, stress and psychological health and safety.
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Simple, science‑backed strategies to improve sleep quality and daily performance.
About the Speaker: Teresa Johnson is a certified Psychological Health & Safety Advisor with the Canadian Mental Health Association and a Certified Sleep Consultant with Sleepwell Consulting. She works with organizations to strengthen psychological health and safety, improve employee performance and retention and support safety leadership through customized approaches. Hear from organizations that have experienced the impact of Sleepwell Consulting by watching this short video featuring participant feedback.