Shift Work Bulletin

Handout on hazards and improvements associated with shift work.

Hazards

• Increased heart disease
• Gastric ulcers and gastrointestinal problems
• Social problems and minor psychiatric disorders
• Sleep disorders and increased fatigue
• Increased error rates and accident rates.
• Psychiatric illness
• Epilepsy
• Diabetes
• Heart disease

Help

• Improving lighting conditions
• Provide adequate break times
• Improve breaking facilities
• Monitor & Limit the number of long shifts
• Educate Employees on hazards