Converting copper ore to copper metal often involves many steps. First, the ore is crushed into small pieces. Then the crushed pieces are mixed with water to form a slurry, a soup-like mixture of crushed ore and water. The slurry is spun around in large vats with steel balls to crush/the ore to an even finer powder.
How many hours a week should Canadians be working? Home to Toronto â the financial capital of Canada - you might think Ontario has the longest work week in Canada. But it turns out Albertans work the hardest, racking up an average of 39 hours per week compared to the average Canadian, who works 36.6 hours per week. Quebecers have the shortest average work week with only 35.4 hours.
Shift work occurs in a work schedule that utilizes 24 hours a day and occasionally, 7 days a week, to keep an organization operating. Shift work occurs whenever 24-hour coverage is necessary or when a 24 hour day optimizes work output and productivity. Many approaches to shift work exist and each shift work schedule has challenges. Employees may work 8 hours during a day that features three 8 hour shifts. Or, they may work twelve hours a day for 4 days with the next 4 days off. Employers have experimented with every conceivable form of shift work in their efforts to maximize the potential of their operation.