12 Hour Shift

Panama Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage

The Panana schedule is is a slow rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. The working and non-working days follow this pattern: 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off. Each team works the same shift (day or night) for 28 days then switches over to the other shift for the next… Read More »Panama Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage

Fast 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team works a sequence of 2 day shifts, followed by 2 night shifts, then taking 4 days off in each 8-day period. After 8 days, the same sequence starts over.   Characteristics Plan ID C4TR12-1 Name Fast 12 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (12-hr), Night (12-hr)… Read More »Fast 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

Extended 12 Hour Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This plan uses 3 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team works 7 consecutive day shifts, 7 consecutive night shifts, then takes 7 days off. Characteristics Plan ID C3TR12-3 Name Extended 12 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 3 Shifts Day (12-hr), Night (12-hr) Repeat Cycle 21 days Rotation Rotating between day and night shifts every week Average Hours per Week 56 Staffing Fluctuation Balanced from… Read More »Extended 12 Hour Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

8 Plus 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This is a fast rotation shift pattern that uses 4 teams and a combination of three 8-hr shifts on weekdays and two 12-hr shifts on weekends to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following shift sequence over a 4 week period: Week 1: Five 8-hr day shifts, two 12-hr day shifts Week 2: Three days off, two 8-hr night shifts, two 12-hr night shifts Week 3: Three 8-hr… Read More »8 Plus 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

DDNNOO Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This is a fast rotation shift pattern that uses 3 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following sequence every six days: 2 day shifts, 2 night shifts, and 2 days off.   Characteristics Plan ID C3TR12-2 Name DDNNOO Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 3 Shifts Day (12-hr), Night (12-hr) Repeat Cycle 6 days Rotation Fast rotation between day and night shifts… Read More »DDNNOO Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

DNO Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 3 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following sequence every three days: 1 day shift, 1 night shift, and 1 day off.   Characteristics Plan ID C3TR12-1 Name DNO Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 3 Shifts Day (12-hr), Night (12-hr) Repeat Cycle 3 days Rotation Fast rotation between day and night shifts… Read More »DNO Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

Panama Plus Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This shift pattern uses 5 teams, two 12-hr shifts, and one 8-hr weekday shift to provide 24/7 coverage. The weekday shift is usually provided for training purpose or other administrative tasks. Overall, each team works 2 weeks on an 8-hr weekday schedule for every 8 weeks of shiftwork. The day and night shifts are both 12-hrs long. For every 40 weeks, each team works the following shift sequences: Repeat the… Read More »Panama Plus Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

2-2 3-2 2-3 Rotating Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

The 2-2 3-2 2-3 rotating shift schedule uses 4 teams (crews) and 2 twelve-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 4-week cycle where each team works 2 consecutive day shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 3 consecutive day shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 2 consecutive day shifts, followed by 3 days off duty, 2 consecutive night shifts, followed by 2 days off… Read More »2-2 3-2 2-3 Rotating Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

DuPont Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage

The DuPont schedule follows a 12-hour rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams (crews) and 2 twelve-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. During a 4-week cycle, each team works 4 consecutive night shifts, followed by 3 days off duty, works 3 consecutive day shifts, followed by 1 day off duty, works 3 consecutive night shifts, followed by 3 days off duty, works 4 consecutive day shift, then have 7 consecutive… Read More »DuPont Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage

Pitman Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

The Pitman fixed shift schedule uses 4 teams (crews) and 2 twelve-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 2-week cycle where each team works 2 consecutive shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 3 consecutive shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 2 consecutive shifts, followed by 3 days off duty. Two teams are assigned day shifts while the other two are assigned night shifts.… Read More »Pitman Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage