gamefreek101 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi peps just a quick (Q) i have 3 days of 15 hour shifts comming up anyone have any tips how to stay on point and awake cher any help is wellcomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi peps just a quick (Q) i have 3 days of 15 hour shifts comming up anyone have any tips how to stay on point and awake cher any help is wellcomed What kind of work is it? Make the most of the time between shifts, get good rest, especially if you deal with any dangerous equipment, one little laspe in concertration due to tiredness can be fatal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Go straight home and sleep for as long as you can between shifts. Then lots and lots of V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi peps just a quick (Q) i have 3 days of 15 hour shifts comming up anyone have any tips how to stay on point and awake cher any help is wellcomed It's easy you wimpy little girly man! Just stay busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I tend to have stages of sleepiness. If I wake at 7am by 9:30pm I'm fine, 10:30pm I'm getting tired, 11:30pm I'm really tired then from 12pm onwards I can't sleep. Beyond tired as I like to call it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I tend to have stages of sleepiness. If I wake at 7am by 9:30pm I'm fine, 10:30pm I'm getting tired, 11:30pm I'm really tired then from 12pm onwards I can't sleep. Beyond tired as I like to call it :lol: Why would you want to sleep in to 7am? :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Why would you want to sleep in to 7am? :oops: 7am is nearly bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I don't do shifts but during calving I do roughly 80hrs a week, I drink lots of liquids (no...... beer doesn't count :roll: ), and take multi vits and berocca's, power naps(or Nanna naps) even 10-15mins helps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Best way is to keep busy Thats how i managed some 18 hour days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Im guessing you work in a bakery Get some NoDoz from your supermarket they work very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Why would you want to sleep in to 7am? :oops: :lol: 10am is a sleep in, 7am is 3 hours sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 :lol: 10am is a sleep in, 7am is 3 hours sleep Ha 7am is a 2 hour sleep in for me. You should be ok without anything Last year i did 1, 12 hour day and 5, 16 hour days straight starting at 4am and i was able to stay awake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Did 3 weeks of contracting in Aussie and did big days for that 6 days a week, I found I was pretty shattered for the first week but got used to it somewhere in the middle. Staying awake at work was ok as there was heaps to keep busy with but as soon as I got back to the hotel it was straight to bed.. I agree with all the others just keep busy and you will be fine, unless it is something really boring and then it might be a struggle. I would avoid taking too many of those no-doze or energy drinks too early in the peace as you may need them later and you will have to take or drink more and more to actually stay awake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I was told a trick by an old timer when we were doing long shifts and that is to have a shave during the last smoko break. It freshens you up and makes the last few hours a bit more bearable. Of course, I don't know if you're male or female so it may not be applicable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 when i use to do shift work we were doing 12 hour shifts starting at 4 am, the first week was hard but after that i adjusted to it then it was easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 when i use to do shift work we were doing 12 hour shifts starting at 4 am, the first week was hard but after that i adjusted to it then it was easy. Must be nice being on the same shifts for more than a week at a time. My last two weeks was six 12 hour nighshifts(7pm-7am) a day off then six 12 hour dayshifts. This pay should be nice though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Must be nice being on the same shifts for more than a week at a time. My last two weeks was six 12 hour nighshifts(7pm-7am) a day off then six 12 hour dayshifts. This pay should be nice though... we had 12 hour days for 8 weeks than back to normal 8.5 days for 8 weeks & so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamefreek101 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 na im a security guard again Im guessing you work in a bakery Get some NoDoz from your supermarket they work very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I spent five years doing the same shifts as Ira rotational 12 hours from 7 to 7 and one day off a month. And renovated a run down house in my spare time. That was when we got shift allowances, meal allowances penal rates and substantial production bonuses etc. I think my brain has developed a bit more since then and my priorities are different. Stay busy, try and live healthily and never forget that every hours sleep that you pinch is one you will never catch up on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 na im a security guard again Do you need to stay awake then? :lol: For some strange reason, they spend a lot of time teaching us about this sort of thing at work, call it alertness management. Naps should be no more than 45 minutes, or over two hours. Stay off the fatty foods, and try to maintain regular meal times (No point in having a huge feed at 1am as your body won't digest it properly). Try to sleep for a solid 7-8 hours when not at work but remember that quality is more important than quantity, but you will occur "sleep debt" if you miss out on the normal amount of sleep, and if you rack up too much of that your body will eventually just say "pay up" regardless of what you're doing. 3-5am and pm are both at-risk times for dosing off. And if you're not up to it then admit it to yourself rather than trying to battle on and put people at risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Just keep ya eyes open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamefreek101 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 tooth picks ay lol hahahaha Just keep ya eyes open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 or every time you close them imagine hellen clark naked ...i bet you open em real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamefreek101 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 i just dry reached yuck or every time you close them imagine hellen clark naked ...i bet you open em real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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