Abstract
Shift work can negatively impact work and personal relationships, productivity, and overall health and well-being. People working in a 24-hour work cycle are more prone to sleep loss, fatigue, and accidents; all of which can negatively impact work performance and costs to the employee, company, and society. This paper discusses methods to enhance workplace safety and to reduce the negative effects of shift work. Eleven intervention methods are presented in terms of cost and ease of implementation. A case study using maritime port, which has quite varied work shifts, is used to demonstrate how the recommendations can be applied. The most promising initiatives for maritime port include flexibility, shift rotation, fatigue risk management (FRM), and technical solutions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages | 473-478 |
Number of pages | 6 |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | 2018 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference and Expo, IISE 2018 - Orlando, United States Duration: May 19 2018 → May 22 2018 |
Conference
Conference | 2018 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference and Expo, IISE 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Orlando |
Period | 5/19/18 → 5/22/18 |
Keywords
- Fatigue
- Maritime
- Shift work
- Work patterns
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering