shift work

This study explored fatigue levels of workers on swing shifts, where they work day shifts for the first week and roll over to night shifts for the second week.

Offshore workers engaged in rotating shift work may face an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to the results of a study from the University of Oslo and the Cancer Registry of Norway.

Continuous operation requires people to work in shifts. Ensuring safety and efficiency requires critical information to be communicated between these shifts. In 2018, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) embarked on improving its operational integrity, and shift handover was seen as one of the core elements. ADNOC Onshore worked to standardize shift handover at …

This systematic review aimed to evaluate the association between shift work and eating habits and suggests that shift work can affect the quality of workers’ diets. Shift workers show changes in meal patterns, skipping more meals and consuming more food at unconventional times.

This paper presents a scientific method for reducing fatigue risks in oil and gas organizations that operate a slowly rotating shift schedule.

The aim of this review was to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease events associated with shift work and determine if there is a dose/response relationship in this association.

Shift work can interrupt circadian rhythms. A new study shows that exposure to certain types of light can improve alertness in shift workers.

Organizational determinants of shift work practices are not well characterized; such information could be used to guide evidence-based research and best practices to mitigate shift work’s negative effects.