Mar 17, 2008

Starting first shift an hour later helps alertness

An article on ErgoWeb.com, Study: Some Shift Patterns Worse than Others for Robbing Workers of Sleep , discusses a study that found shiftworkers starting morning shifts at 6:30 fare worse than those who begin the first shift an hour later. Managers in 24/7 should be keep this in mind when they set their shift schedule.

Related posts:
* Shiftwork schedules: time of shift
* Best practices for managing a shiftwork operation
* Shiftwork schedules: fixed or rotating

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