Shiftwork and work injuries in an iron and steel mill

Ong, Choon Nam; Phoon, W. O.; Iskandar, N.; Chia, Kee Seng

doi:10.1016/0003-6870(87)90070-6

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“…Night shift work doubled the injury risk among women (OR = 2.04, 95% CI 1.13-3.69) and almost doubled among men (OR = 1.91, 95% CI 1.21-3.03), while rotating shift work increased the injury risk for women over two times (OR = 2.29, 95% CI 1.37-3.82) [32]. However, injuries were more serious during night shifts, although the injury rate was lower during night shifts than during the morning and afternoon shifts (p<0.001) in an iron and steel plant in Singapore (n=664 production workers) [33].…”

Section: Shift Work As Risk Factormentioning

confidence: 95%

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Long Working Hours and Shift Work as Risk Factors for Occupational Injury

Salminen¹

2016

Open Ergonomics. J.

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Abstract:The aim of this review is to examine the effect of extended working hours and shift work on occupational injuries. A calculation based on five studies shows that the risk of occupational injury during afternoon shifts was 6% lower than that during morning shifts. The same kind of calculation showed that the risk of occupational injury during night shifts was 15% lower than during morning shifts. A review of twelve studies showed that the risk of occupational injury was 15% higher for 10-hour working days compared to 8-hour working days. On the other hand, working 12-hour days increased the risk of occupational injury by 38%. When working more than 12 hours per day, four studies showed a 147% increase in involvement in occupational injury. The results of this review showed that shift work considerably increased the risk of occupational injury in the USA, but not in India and Singapore. Extended working hours was related to elevated risk of occupational injury. Thus shift work and long work hours did not suit for all employees.

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Section: Shift Work As Risk Factormentioning

confidence: 95%

“…In two studies [22,33] they worked in rotating shifts, whereas in the other two studies [19,23] employees worked only evening or night shifts. However, permanently working evening and night shifts or in rotating shifts did not seem to influence injury rates.…”

Section: Shift Work As Risk Factormentioning

confidence: 99%

Long Working Hours and Shift Work as Risk Factors for Occupational Injury

Salminen¹

2016

Open Ergonomics. J.

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“…For example, some studies have concluded that night shifts have the greatest level of risk (43,47), while others have found that evening shifts (42) or rotating shifts (41,(45)(46) are the most dangerous. Other studies have not detected any evidence of a relationship between the type of shift and injury risk (14,(60)(61)(62) or have found that conventional day work is the most dangerous (44).…”

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“…Several studies have examined the relationship between the type of shift schedule (eg, day, evening, night, rotating) and the risk of workplace accidents (39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48). Other studies have investigated whether workplace accidents are related to shift duration (49)(50)(51), time of day within a shift (52)(53)(54), or the number of successive shifts worked over several days or nights (55)(56).…”

Section: Dembe Et Almentioning

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Nonstandard shift schedules and the risk of job-related injuries

Dembe¹,

Erickson²,

Delbos³

et al. 2006

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…During afternoon and night shifts, injuries were less severe than in the morning shift in six automotive plants in Ontario, Canada [18]. However, injuries were more serious during night shifts, although the injury rate was lower during night shifts than during the morning and afternoon shifts in an iron and steel plant in Singapore [19].…”

Section: Shift Work As Risk Factormentioning

confidence: 99%

Shift Work and Extended Working Hours as Risk Factors for Occupational Injury

Salminen¹

2010

TOERGJ

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Abstract:The aim of this review is to examine the effect of shift work and extended working hours on occupational injuries. A calculation based on four studies shows that the risk of occupational injury during afternoon shifts was 6% lower than that during morning shifts. The same kind of calculation showed that the risk of occupational injury during night shifts was 15% lower than during morning shifts. A review of eight studies showed that the risk of occupational injury was 41% higher for 10-hour working days compared to 8-hour working days. On the other hand, working 12-hour days increased the risk of occupational injury by 14%. When working more than 12 hours per day, three studies showed a 98% increase in involvement in occupational injury. The results of this study showed that shift work considerably increased the risk of occupational injury in the USA, but not in the other countries. Extended working hours was related to elevated risk of occupational injury. Thus shift work and long work hours did not suit for all employees.

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Shiftwork and work injuries in an iron and steel mill

Cited by 41 publications

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Long Working Hours and Shift Work as Risk Factors for Occupational Injury

Long Working Hours and Shift Work as Risk Factors for Occupational Injury

Nonstandard shift schedules and the risk of job-related injuries

Shift Work and Extended Working Hours as Risk Factors for Occupational Injury

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