1. Police Work Shift An Introductive Analysis

2. Police Shift Work Police officers in the UK have been required to work shifts since the beginning of the Police Service in the mid 1800's Police officers in the UK have been required to work shifts since the beginning of the Police Service in the mid 1800's 24/7 service necessarily needed 24/7 service necessarily needed In the long term, there is risk of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and psychoneurotic diseases In the long term, there is risk of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and psychoneurotic diseases

3. Police Shift Work As a consequence of the Police (Health and Safety) Regulations 1999, police officers are now fully covered by Part 1 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 As a consequence of the Police (Health and Safety) Regulations 1999, police officers are now fully covered by Part 1 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Therefore Police Forces have an obligation to minimise the adverse effects shift work may imply Therefore Police Forces have an obligation to minimise the adverse effects shift work may imply

4. Police Work Shift Police managers thus need to analyse the demand for calls for service from the public; on the right is a demand graph Police managers thus need to analyse the demand for calls for service from the public; on the right is a demand graph

5. Police Shift work It is necessary to design a schedule in order to match resources to demand It is necessary to design a schedule in order to match resources to demand Other parameters to be considered: Other parameters to be considered: - Nature of shift - Direction - Speed - Length - Starting times

6. Police Shift Work Police Managers should aim to: Police Managers should aim to: - Minimise permanent nights - Minimise sequence of nights - Consider shorter night shifts - Avoid quick change-overs - Some free weekends - Rotate forward

7. References http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bjlogie/ http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bjlogie/ http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bjlogie/ http://www.fife.police.uk/default.asp x?page=1781 http://www.fife.police.uk/default.asp x?page=1781 http://www.fife.police.uk/default.asp x?page=1781 http://www.fife.police.uk/default.asp x?page=1781 Guidelines For Shiftworkers, Ed. by A. Wedderburn, Bulletin of European Studies on Time, 1991 Guidelines For Shiftworkers, Ed. by A. Wedderburn, Bulletin of European Studies on Time, 1991