Hot bedding is a practice in continuous operations where a single bed is assigned to multiple workers on opposite shifts. As one worker wakes up to start their shift, another worker coming off duty takes over the bed. It maximizes limited space in tight living quarters like offshore rigs, ships and remote work camps.
Heard on the job
The rig was so overbooked for the shutdown that we had to hot bed for two weeks.
Insider tip
Bring your own sleeping bag or a thick blanket to lay over the mattress if you are stuck in a hot bed rotation.
Also heard as
- hot bunk