Shift Work

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Shift Work

• Something to be avoided!

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A post modern change

• All you need to know on the web
• Changing roles of academics and educators
• Change in expectations
• Moving towards the development of conceptual
  analysis not the possession of knowledge

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Learning goals

• Define shift work and why we have it
• Comment o the effect of shift work on people
  groups and organisations
• Say how shift working patterns can be varied and
  optimised
• Cite some findings in support of the above

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What is shift work

• Bit subjective really
• Nights
• Earlies
• Lates
• Instable patterns
• Not only about nights

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How does it effect indibduals

• Makes them grumpy asocial paths
• Or is it a case of self selection
• Makes them more stressed
• And less healthy
• Effect the immune system

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How does it effect groups

• Less well studied
• Strong team building
• Strong identity
• Ambition to be the best
• People more independent most arrogant
• Have to work without managers etc

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How does it effect organisations

• Different management approaches
• Increased productivity
• Time for non standard functions
• Expensive
• Hard to get people

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Rotation

• Rapid (over days)
• Intermediate (over weeks)
• Slow (over months)

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How to cope

• When to sleep
• Door bells
• Phones
• Support

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How to investigate

• Data collection
• Attitudes, performance, probe tasks
• Intervention design
• Trialling, user acceptance
• Organisational integration
• With organisational goal and staff needs.