Those first few hours sum up all the problemsof doing business in Indonesia: excessive red tape, unproductive labour, bad infrastructure, a lack of respect for the rule of law and a reputation for lax security.
The people who spent more than four hours in front of screens in their spare time had a 2.3-fold risk of cardiovascular problems compared with those who spent less than two hours.
Long distance lorry drivers and other commercial drivers could also have problems meeting limits on their hoursof work if trips were extended, officers said.
However, managers said they still faced the problemsof doctors working fewer hours under the European Working Time Directive which they said created staffing and safety issues for smaller hospitals.
His solution: spending the first couple hoursof the work day at home, where he could tackle strategic issues and problems that required deeper thought when he was alone and fresh.
Continental has smoothed out its own schedule at Newark to avoid jams at peak hours, and has tried to anticipate weather problems a day ahead and cancel flights ahead of FAA orders to thin out schedules.
Scores of rescue workers have developed respiratory illnesses and cancer, and the deaths of two emergency response workers and a police detective have been blamed on breathing problems related to the many hours they spent searching for victims.