Trends in approaches to night and shiftwork and new international standards
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New patterns in approaches to night and shiftwork are documented. For people who are defined as nightworkers, special measures onworking hours, rest periods, health, maternity protection and social services are provided to improve the quality of working life. Moreover, legislative support must be given to night work so that the nightworkers' working life and social needs are well-protected. Lastly, new international labor standards haveprovisions on these issues.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1993
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Individual differences in night and continuously-rotating shiftwork: seekinganticipatory rather than compensatory strategy
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An individual's capacity to anticipate working schedules and to set up coping mechanisms is investigated. Anticipatory responses, rather than compensatory responses, are given more emphasis because they reveal more of the worker's ability to cope with the temporal challenges of shift systems. Generally, people who are well-adapted to their shift schedules have a more regular choice of sleep onsettimes.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1993
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Educational and intervention strategies for improving a shift system: an experience in a disabled persons' facility
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Effective strategies for the improvement of a shift system are presented. Results show that it is necessary to adopt a stepwise intervention strategy with frequent dialogues between management and the workers in implementing a new shift system. Moreover, there is the need to proceed through a participatory, educational process looking into the broad range of working life and health issues.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1993
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