2-2 3-2 2-3 Rotating Shift Schedule
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 duty, works 3 consecutive night shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 2 consecutive night shifts, followed by 3 days off duty. Personnel work an average 42 hours per week.
2-2 3-2 2-3 rotating shift schedule example:
Team 1: DDOODDD-OODDOOO-NNOONNN-OONNOOO
Team 2: NNOONNN-OONNOOO-DDOODDD-OODDOOO
Team 3: OONNOOO-DDOODDD-OODDOOO-NNOONNN
Team 4: OODDOOO-NNOONNN-OONNOOO-DDOODDD
Where D=Day shift, N=Night shift, and O=Off duty
DuPont Shift Schedule
The DuPont 12-hour 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 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, work 4 consecutive day shift, then have 7 consecutive days off duty. Personnel works an average 42 hours per week.
DuPont 12-hour rotating shift schedule example:
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night | Night | Night | Night | Off | Off | Off |
| 2 | Day | Day | Day | Off | Night | Night | Night |
| 3 | Off | Off | Off | Day | Day | Day | Day |
| 4 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
Pitman Shift Schedule
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. On any given day, one team is on the day shift, one team is on the night shift, and two teams are off duty. Personnel are assigned to either day or night shifts for the 2-week cycle and work an average 42 hours per week.
Pitman shift schedule example:
Team 1: DDOODDD-OODDOOO
Team 2: NNOONNN-OONNOOO
Team 3: OODDOOO-NNOONNN
Team 4: OONNOOO-DDOODDD
Where D=Day shift, N=Night shift, and O=Off duty