Managing shift work: Health and safety guidance

Constructive guidance for employers, safety representatives, trade union officials, employees, regulators and any relevant organisational stakeholders. Outlining employers' legal duties to assess known and associated risks, this guide seeks to improve the understanding of shift work and its potential health and safety impact.

A general study document, it provides a proactive management solution applicable to most workplaces operating shift patterns. Offering a four-fold approach towards achieving a safer and more effective working environment around the clock - based on the standard principles to assess, act, check and review - this is an indispensable and easily referenced aid.