The Continental shift schedule is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through a sequence of 2, 2, and 3 consecutive day shifts, swing shifts, night shifts, or days off. The following is a typical team schedule for a 4-week (28 days) repeat cycle: Week 1: 2 day shifts, 3 swing shifts, 2 night shifts Week 2:… Read More »Continental Shift 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
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
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
This is a slow rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following sequence every 28 days: 7 day shifts, 2 days off, 7 swing shifts, 2 days off, 7 night shifts, 3 days off. Characteristics Plan ID C4TR08-3 Name Rotating 8 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (8-hr), Swing (8-hr), Night (8-hr) Repeat… Read More »Rotating 8 Hour Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
This is a relatively slow rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through the following sequence every 24 days: 6 day shifts, 2 days off, 6 swing shifts, 2 days off, 6 night shifts, 2 days off. Characteristics Plan ID C4TR08-4 Name 6 On 2 Off Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (8-hr), Swing (8-hr), Night… Read More »6 On 2 Off Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
This is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team rotates through a sequence of 2 day shifts, 2 swing shifts, 2 night shifts, and 2 days off over an 8-day cycle. Characteristics Plan ID C4TR08-2 Name Metropolitan Plan, also referred to as the 2-2-2 Rota Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (8-hr), Swing (8-hr), Night… Read More »Metropolitan Rotating Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage
The 6-4 6-4 6-4 Ten Hour Rotating Shift pattern uses 5 teams (crews) and 3 overlapping ten-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 30 day cycle where each team works six consecutive 10-hour first shifts, followed by 4 days off duty, works six consecutive 10-hour third shifts, followed by 4 days off duty, works six consecutive 10-hour second shifts, followed by 4 days off duty. The overlapping… Read More »6-4 6-4 6-4 Ten Hour Rotating Shift Pattern| 24/7 Shift Coverage