Signing up...one moment please.This weekends marks the time when we set our clocks ahead an hour to correspond with Daylight Savings Time. At approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14th we will gain an additional hour of daylight for the spring/summer season to come.
But did you know that the event has an increased risk of workplace injury the first Monday after we change our clocks? Researchers have determined we lose an average of 40 minutes of sleep due to the time switch, which impact a number of our everyday work behaviors.To read more about the effects of Daylight Savings Time, click here.
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I must say…the clock may have SPRUNG forward but i am creeping!!!