1. Split shift ( two distinct periods each day ) : 0.2 percent2. Some safety experts and the engineers'union called the split shift inherently dangerous. 3. Employees could be assigned to split shifts , which would reduce overtime pay. 4. They are also looking into the safety of overnight split shifts . 5. Split shift ( two distinct periods each day ) : 0 . 2 percent6. Since the accident, New Jersey Transit has eliminated such split shifts on one line. 7. Many blue-collar parents work split shifts in order to save money on child care. 8. "There's nothing wrong with split shifts , " said Abbott of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. 9. However, union officials and some safety experts said that split shifts were inherently fatiguing and potentially dangerous. 10. The opening of the new school also brought an end to three decades of split shift attendance.