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Evaluation of the impact of shiftwork and chronotype on the workers of the imprint and cutting/welding sectors of a flexible packaging manufacturer

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: de M. Guimarães, L.B. | Pessa, S.L.R. | Biguelini, C.

Affiliations: Graduate Program in Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99 5° andar, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-190, Brazil | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Via do Conhecimento, km 1, Pato Branco, PR, 85503-390, Brazil

Note: [] Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]. tel: +55 51 3308-3948 fax: +55 51 3308-4007

Keywords: job satisfaction, workload, subjective tools, physiological parameters

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0371-1691

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 1691-1698, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

This article presents a study on the impact of shiftwork and chronotype on the perception of the work conditions, workload and adjustment to shiftwork by the workers of two sectors of a flexible packaging manufacturer, which operates in three fixed shifts. The workers are allocated in one of the shifts (morning, evening and night shifts) without evaluation of their chronotype and/or social needs. The workers’ evaluation of the shift system and their work show that they prefer a fixed shift and to work in a shift compatible with their chronotype. The workers with chonotype uncompatible with the shift time tend to be less satisfied with the work conditions and content and feel more discomfort/pain.

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