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This analytical report is a study on the effects that working shifts, an unsteady work schedule, has on employees. This report will also include a brief history of shift work, some reasons for working shifts, categories of shifts, physical and psychological probl ....

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.... Three Mile Island, Bhopal, Exxon, Valdez, Space Shuttle Challenger, all familiar names that have some interesting similarities. First, all were major man-made disasters, second all occurred due to human error, and third, they all took place on the night shift. Working shifts, an unsteady schedule, can present many different problems for the men and women who work them. This report is going to highlight some of these problems, and hopefully offer some possible solutions to minimize them. I am also going to examine some European countries, because they seem to be far ahead of the U.S. in recognizing and dealing with the problems associated with sh ....