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#1 Posted : 06 September 2004 10:37:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adam Jackson
I'm looking for information on possible harmful effects of shift work and work patterns which research may have shown to be particularly hard on the individuals. Does anyone have any pointers to useful articles?

(I've trawled through the HSE Direct site but come up blank, but then again as that site was designed by intoxicated baboons masquerading as web-designers finding anything useful on there is a matter of luck!).
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#2 Posted : 06 September 2004 12:03:00(UTC)
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Posted By Peter John Campbell Quill
You could try http://www.bupa.co.uk/he...ing/sleep/shiftwork.html which does itself have other links.

Regards


Peter
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#3 Posted : 06 September 2004 12:56:00(UTC)
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Posted By Kieran J Duignan
Taylor and Francis published a very readable summary of research on Shiftwork in relation to circadian rhythms and actively managing risks to employeee health and safety. As far as I can recall, the authors were Monk and Folkard
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#4 Posted : 06 September 2004 13:02:00(UTC)
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Posted By Debbie Walker
I can't remember how I found this but there is a paper available on the web from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry called "24/7 health effects: shift and night working an employers guide" which may help.

Debbie
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#5 Posted : 06 September 2004 14:17:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adam Jackson
Thanks people!

Cheers

Adam
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#6 Posted : 06 September 2004 16:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By peter gotch
The paper which Debbie refers to is at

http://www.nhsplus.nhs.uk/updates/nightShift.doc

The Swedes did lots of research about eg reverse continental shifts in approx late 60s, early 70s. Concluded some people better suited to permanent nights than cyclic shift patterns.

Peter
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#7 Posted : 06 September 2004 18:11:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jeff Manion
Have sent to you direct risk assessment material.

JM
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#8 Posted : 08 September 2004 15:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By RobCammish
try the TUC homepage , that has links to topics on shiftwork, also when I was doing some research on shift patterns etc I found that some police forces had carried out in depth studies on the effects of shift work

hope this helps
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