Work capacity of heat and electric power plant operations working 12 hour day and night shifts
Various parameters of the CNS and cardiovascular system were analyzed in relation to work performance of 20 individuals employed 12 h day and night shifts at a heat and electric power plant. The subjects under study consisted of engineers and supervisors responsible for control and managing functions requiring a high rate of information processing. The results indicate that both daytime and nightime shifts involved compensatory changes in the CNS and the cardiovascular systems. Cardiovascular stress was much more profound during the day shift, while CNS stress predominated during the night shift. These observations indicate inter-system interactions directed to favor the greater emphasis placed on the CNS at night to maintain wakefulness and alertness.
- Research Organization:
- Joint Publications Research Service, Arlington, VA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5672980
- Report Number(s):
- N-85-18567
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: In its USSR report: life science biomedical and behavioral science (JPRS-UBB-85-007), 63 p., (N--85-18566 09-51)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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