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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 68156 |
| CIS number |
96-2315 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0022-443X - Journal of Science of Labour - Rōdō Kagaku |
| Year |
1995 |
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| Author(s) |
Nishiyama K., Fukutome K., Yamashita H., Taoda K., Kitahara T., Watanabe S. |
| Title |
Night and shift work conditions and health in the Japanese chemical and allied industries: Results of a questionnaire study |
| Original title |
Kagaku kōgyō kanren rōdōsha no shin'ya kōtai kimmujōken to kenkō: shitsumonshi chōsahō ni yoru kentō [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1995, Vol.71, No.8, p.311-333. Illus. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
Survey of members of a union representing about 7% of the regular workers in the sector. Data were obtained from the union, and from 4045 male workers, including 1844 shift workers, and 873 women, including 16 shift workers. Because of the small sample of female shift workers, the study focused on the male group. There were 79 rotating shift systems and 4 regular night duty systems. Although shift workers complained more frequently than day workers of cumulative fatigue and expressed more anxiety about their health, there was no difference between the groups in health status. Shift workers complained more often of problems with work schedules and of shortcomings in the work environment. The proportion of smokers was higher among the shift workers. Both shift and day workers averaged 6.7h/day of sleep at home, but the former reported poor environments for daytime sleeping after a night shift. Those who could nap for more than 2h during a night shift reported less fatigue than other shift workers. Workers in the 5-team, 3-shift system promoted by the Japanese union movement did not necessarily enjoy better health or better working conditions. Where such systems were adopted without increasing the number of shift workers, increases were reported in work intensity, working hours, double shifts and duty calls on days off. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; Japan; work time schedules; fatigue; conditions of work; shift work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Hours of work
Fatigue
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