You have three types of shiftwork. The morning, evening, and night shift. Move your cursor over the boxes to discover what these shifts mean.
You have three types of shiftwork. The morning, evening, and night shift. Move your cursor over the boxes to discover what these shifts mean.
Start: between 4:00 and 6:00 a.m.
End: between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.
Most sleepy at the beginning of their shift
Start: 2:00 p.m.
End: midnight
During: 8 hours
Start: between 10:00 p.m. and midnight
End: between 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Most sleepy around 4-5 a.m.
But it’s not just about the different types of shifts. There is a lot of variation in length, duration, starting time, number of successive shifts, the speed of moving to another shift, the number of days off, etc. On the next page, you will learn more about it!