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6-4 6-4 6-4 Ten Hour 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…

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5-3 5-4 5-3 Ten Hour Rotating Shift Pattern

The 5-3 5-4 5-3 Ten Hour Rotating Shift schedule uses 5 teams (crews) and 3 overlapping ten-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 25 day cycle where each team works five consecutive 10-hour first shifts, followed by 3 days off duty, works five consecutive 10-hour third shifts, followed by 4 days off…

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4-2 4-3 4-3 Ten Hour Rotating Shift Pattern| 24/7 Shift Coverage

The 4-2 4-3 4-3 Ten Hour Rotating Shift pattern uses 5 teams (crews) and 3 overlapping ten-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 20 day cycle where each team works four consecutive 10-hour first shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works four consecutive 10-hour third shifts, followed by 3 days off…

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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…

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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,…

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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,…

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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…

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24-48 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

The 24-48 shift pattern uses three teams (i.e. platoons) and three shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 3-day cycle where each team works one 24-hour shift followed by 2 consecutive days (48 hours) off duty. This shift pattern is very popular with fire departments in the United States and is also known…

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48-96 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

The 48-96 work schedule has been gaining acceptance from fire departments and emergency medical services in the United States as a way to reduce the number of work days and the associated long commutes. This work schedule uses three teams (i.e. platoons) and three shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 6-day cycle…

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Kelly Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

Very popular with fire departments and emergency services agencies, the Kelly shift pattern uses three teams (i.e. platoons) and three shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It consists of a 9-day cycle where each team works one 24-hour shift, followed by 24 hours off duty, works another 24-hour shift, followed by 24 hours off duty, then…

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