Shift schedules on North Sea oil/gas installations: A systematic review of their impact on performance, safety and health

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1636-1651

  Parkes, Katharine R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circadian adaptation; Day night shift rotation; Extended work schedules; Fatigue; Offshore oil gas industry

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN ADAPTATION; CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; HEALTH EFFECTS; NORTH SEA; OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTS; OFFSHORE OIL; OPERATIONAL SAFETY; POTENTIAL SOURCES; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; RISK FACTORS; SHIFT CHANGES; SHIFT PATTERNS; SHIFT SCHEDULE; SURVEY DATA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK PATTERNS; WORK SCHEDULES; WORKING TIME;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; SLEEP RESEARCH;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ALERTNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84860890721     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.01.010     Document Type: Review

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