| Document ID (ISN) | 105323 |
| CIS number |
06-983 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9936 - Cahiers de médecine interprofessionnelle |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Delevoye A., Derieux N., Hunzinger E., Mzabi M.I., Roux F., Van Brederode A., Van Rooj B. |
| Title |
Hotel linen maids |
| Original title |
La lingère en hôtellerie [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
2005, Vol.45, No.3, p.305-319. Illus. 13 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study describes the various types of material flows for linen (delivery and distribution of clean linen, collection and sorting of used linen) observed in four hotels of different classes. The strenuousness of the work of linen maids was evaluated based on the estimated weight of linen carried, work posture and cardiofrequency measurements. Results indicated that this occupation involves a moderate to high physical workload, primarily due to the manual handling of the linen and the loading and unloading of carts. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
housekeeping and restaurant services workers; women; hotel industry; physical workload |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
France; manual lifting; job study; pulse rate; work posture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hotels and restaurants
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