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<blockquote data-quote="okietom" data-source="post: 2537566" data-attributes="member: 18710"><p>This subject is clse to my heart too. I have worked some kind of shift work most of my life. I worked for 3M/Imation for 22years. Huge corporate polcies. They had a safety first mantra.</p><p></p><p>If you scratched your finger and a drop of blood came out they went nuts until there was no longer any possibility the operator could scratch their finger again. </p><p></p><p>They would then make their workers do shift work that included 12 hour shifts that rotated every two weeks. Those shifts were known to cause stress and contribute to all kinds of illnesses and they did that because it made managing the workforce easier for them.</p><p></p><p>There are many employers that do the same thing. Hospitals do it. You would think that a hospital would know better. </p><p></p><p>Problems with shift work get worse as you age. It also doesn't effect everyone and the effects are not the same for those it does affect. It was very noticeable to me that smokers were less bothered by the shift work than none smokers. I don't know why but that was how it was on my job.</p><p></p><p>12 hour shifts are also a problem. There is less recovery time from repitition and noise. A noise level that requires no ear plugs in eight hours may require them in a twelve hour shift. </p><p></p><p>If an employer needs to rotate shifts the minimum time on each shift should be six months. It takes many people up to three months for their circadian rhythm to adjust. Any job that rotates a shorter amount of time than what it takes for your rhythm to adjust to those hours will take time off of your life. A one year rotation would be better.</p><p></p><p>I hate to say this but a few law suits over shift disorder would make companies rethink the rotating shift work.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, but people that just work an evening or night shift don't usually suffer as bad as those that rotate.</p><p></p><p>Yes, i have had many of the same sleep problems as the rest of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="okietom, post: 2537566, member: 18710"] This subject is clse to my heart too. I have worked some kind of shift work most of my life. I worked for 3M/Imation for 22years. Huge corporate polcies. They had a safety first mantra. If you scratched your finger and a drop of blood came out they went nuts until there was no longer any possibility the operator could scratch their finger again. They would then make their workers do shift work that included 12 hour shifts that rotated every two weeks. Those shifts were known to cause stress and contribute to all kinds of illnesses and they did that because it made managing the workforce easier for them. There are many employers that do the same thing. Hospitals do it. You would think that a hospital would know better. Problems with shift work get worse as you age. It also doesn't effect everyone and the effects are not the same for those it does affect. It was very noticeable to me that smokers were less bothered by the shift work than none smokers. I don't know why but that was how it was on my job. 12 hour shifts are also a problem. There is less recovery time from repitition and noise. A noise level that requires no ear plugs in eight hours may require them in a twelve hour shift. If an employer needs to rotate shifts the minimum time on each shift should be six months. It takes many people up to three months for their circadian rhythm to adjust. Any job that rotates a shorter amount of time than what it takes for your rhythm to adjust to those hours will take time off of your life. A one year rotation would be better. I hate to say this but a few law suits over shift disorder would make companies rethink the rotating shift work. Sorry, but people that just work an evening or night shift don't usually suffer as bad as those that rotate. Yes, i have had many of the same sleep problems as the rest of you. [/QUOTE]
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