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    "generatedAt": "2026-10-21T21:31:16Z",
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      "at": "2026-10-22T10:59:03+00:00",
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    "purpose": "Let an agent describe work periods and shift patterns, compute durations, and point to working-time rules, without giving legal advice.",
    "definition": "A period of time assigned for work, such as a shift, watch or duty period; used for scheduling work in workplaces that operate in turns.",
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    "affordances": [
      "describe shift types and patterns",
      "compute shift lengths and rest",
      "point to working-time rules",
      "explain night and on-call work"
    ],
    "distinguishing_features": [
      "A shift is an assigned period, unlike total working time over a week.",
      "Watches are traditional shipboard duty periods, including dogwatches.",
      "Night work carries special rules in many jurisdictions."
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      "evening shift",
      "night shift",
      "split shift",
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      "watch and dogwatch (maritime)"
    ],
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
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      {
        "relation": "is part of",
        "target": "work schedule",
        "why": "roster"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is regulated by",
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      }
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      "EU Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC",
      "ILO conventions on hours of work and night work (C171)",
      "ILO Maritime Labour Convention for seafarers' hours"
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      "Insufficient rest between shifts"
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      "must_not": [
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      ]
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        "worker health"
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        "workers"
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      "master_systems": [
        "rostering systems"
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      "properties": "A time period has no physical properties; durations are recorded under times."
    },
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    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": []
  },
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      "id": "SRC-001",
      "title": "Shift work",
      "publisher": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_work",
      "what_it_supports": "shifts and duty periods",
      "url_status": "live"
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    {
      "id": "SRC-002",
      "title": "Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time",
      "publisher": "European Parliament and Council of the European Union",
      "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32003L0088",
      "what_it_supports": "Shift-work and night-work definitions; working-time, rest and night-work provisions.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-003",
      "title": "Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171)",
      "publisher": "International Labour Organization",
      "url": "https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB%3A12100%3A0%3A%3ANO%3A%3AP12100_INSTRUMENT_ID%3A312316",
      "what_it_supports": "Correct C171 identifier, issuing body and night-work subject matter.",
      "url_status": "blocked"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-004",
      "title": "Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended",
      "publisher": "International Labour Organization",
      "url": "https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB%3A91%3A0%3A%3A%3A%3AP91_SECTION%3AMLCA_AMEND_A2",
      "what_it_supports": "Seafarers' hours of work and rest.",
      "url_status": "blocked"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-005",
      "title": "Watchkeeping in a Warship c1913",
      "publisher": "National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy",
      "url": "https://navymuseum.co.nz/explore/by-themes/pre-world-war-one/watchkeeping-in-a-warship-c1913/",
      "what_it_supports": "Shipboard duty periods, middle watch and two-hour dogwatches.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-006",
      "title": "Fatigue and Work",
      "publisher": "CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health",
      "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fatigue/default.html",
      "what_it_supports": "Association of night shifts and extended working hours with fatigue and safety risks.",
      "url_status": "live"
    }
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        "description": "Which period.",
        "rationale": "Type and times.",
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            "description": "Day, night, split.",
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                "description": "Type.",
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                    "text": "What kind of shift is it?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "At which workplace?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "times",
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            "description": "Start and end.",
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              {
                "id": "times",
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                "description": "Start, end, breaks.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "When does it start and end?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What breaks are included?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pattern",
        "name": "Pattern",
        "description": "Rota.",
        "rationale": "Patterns affect health.",
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          {
            "id": "rotation",
            "name": "Rotation",
            "description": "Pattern.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "rotation",
                "name": "Rotation",
                "description": "Pattern.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What rotation pattern is used?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How often does it change?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "rest",
            "name": "Rest",
            "description": "Rest between shifts.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "rest",
                "name": "Rest",
                "description": "Hours.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How much rest between shifts?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
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                  {
                    "text": "Does it meet the rules?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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        "id": "rules",
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        "description": "Law.",
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            "id": "limits",
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            "description": "Maximum hours.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "limit",
                "name": "Limit",
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                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which limits apply?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "In which jurisdiction?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
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            "id": "night-work",
            "name": "Night work",
            "description": "Special rules.",
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                "name": "Night rule",
                "description": "Rule.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which night work rules apply?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Are health checks required?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "wellbeing",
        "name": "Wellbeing",
        "description": "Fatigue.",
        "rationale": "Fatigue is a risk.",
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          {
            "id": "fatigue",
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            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "fatigue-risk",
                "name": "Fatigue risk",
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                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is fatigue assessed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "By which method?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "support",
            "name": "Support",
            "description": "Help.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "support",
                "name": "Support",
                "description": "Measures.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which support exists for shift workers?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "From whom?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "The registry sense comes from a lexical source and merges many shift terms; should some be separate?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
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    "questions": 16
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}