In recent years there has been a large increase in the number of people working on shifts. This is the result
of an increased demand for services around the clock and also the result of the introduction of new
technologies which require expensive capital equipment. This large capital investment provides the economic
need for maximum equipment use through Shift Work.
The increase in the occurence of Shift Work has also increased the interest in various aspects of Shift
Work: the social, behavioural and health conditions which may distinguish shiftworkers from day workers.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Akerstedt, T.Altered sleep/wake patterns and circadian rhythms. Laboratory and field studies of sympathoadrenomedullary and related variables. Acta Fhyslol. Scand., 1979, 107/Suppl. 469
2.
Carpentier, J. & P. Cazamian, Night Work., Geneva: ILO, 1977
3.
Harrington, J.M., Shift Work and Health (Review) TUC Centenary Institute of Occupational Health , University of London, 1978.
4.
Tasto, D.L., M.J. Colligan, E.W. Skjei & S.J. Polly, Health Consequences of Shift Work. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, 1978
5.
Wojtczak-Jaroszowa, J.Physiological and psychological aspects of night and shift work. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1977.
