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Industrial shift systems

L Smith1, I Macdonald, S Folkard

  • 1School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.

Applied Ergonomics
|August 13, 1998
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The prevalence of shift work has significantly increased over the last 30 years across various industries in Great Britain. This report details diverse shift systems, durations, and worker numbers, highlighting common 8-12 hour shifts.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Industrial Sociology
  • Workforce Management

Background:

  • Shift work is prevalent in many industries, impacting worker health and productivity.
  • Previous surveys indicated varying prevalence, necessitating updated data on current shift work practices.
  • Understanding shift system diversity is crucial for policy and worker well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and characterize the shift systems utilized by industrial shiftworkers in England, Scotland, and Wales.
  • To quantify the prevalence and diversity of shift work across different industrial sectors.
  • To provide data on shift durations, schedules, and worker distribution.

Main Methods:

  • A technical report detailing the identification of shift systems.

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  • Data collection across 27 industrial sectors in England, Scotland, and Wales.
  • Analysis of shift system types, number of workers, shift durations, and schedules.

    • Main Results:

    • A wide variety of shift systems are in operation, with companies using up to 14 different systems per site.
    • The majority of shift systems employed fewer than 100 workers, with common durations of 8 or 12 hours.
    • A substantial increase in the proportion of the workforce engaged in shift work was observed over the past three decades.

    Conclusions:

    • Shift work prevalence has significantly increased in Great Britain over the last 30 years.
    • Diverse shift systems are common, with regular rotating patterns and 8-12 hour shifts being most frequent.
    • Further analysis of hours worked per week and shift timing distributions is provided.