| Document ID (ISN) | 109399 |
| CIS number |
09-461 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0925-7535 - Safety Science |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Morel G., Amalberti R., Chauvin C. |
| Title |
How good micro/macro ergonomics may improve resilience, but not necessarily safety |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2009, Vol.47, No.2, p.285-294. Illus. 47 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article examines several ways of improving safety in commercial fishing. Two intervention strategies were tested: a micro-ergonomics strategy offering guidelines based on analyses of the most serious and frequent accident causes (collisions while fishing), and a macro-ergonomics strategy comparing the safety level of large fleets having committed to a TQM approach to that of smaller fleets. Neither of the two strategies resulted in the expected outcomes. The micro-ergonomics anti-collision strategy is misused towards an increase of the fishing objective, while macro-ergonomics strategy results in the largest fleets suffering from a smaller number of shipwrecks, but a much greater number of work-related injuries. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; cognitive performance; human factors; fishing; trawlers; injuries; plant safety organization; ergonomics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
small enterprises; large enterprises; quality control; frequency rates; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fishing
Psychological factors
Ergonomics
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