Shift Work: Physiological Effects on Railway Industry Workers

emanding work schedules are a fact of life in modern,24-hour society where large num3ers of human resources are involved in rotational task The study was carried out in Railways to assess the psycho-physiological parameters, coping strategies of reservation counter workers The purposive and random sampling design wasused Forty respondents were selected for descriptive and experimental data The descriptive data was collected throughinterview schedule The experimental data was gathered for different physiological parameters The results reveal significant difference inphysiological parameters i e 3lood pressure, heart rate due to rotational jo3 demand A manual entitled Shift Workers Guide wasprepared This suggests different guidelines to the individual andorganization as how to cope 3etter to the jo3 demand This would then enhance jo3 satisfaction, health status and lifestyle of the employees at domestic level and official front