Books and reports

June 2013

1. 

   Work Sharing during the Great Recession: New developments and beyond

   18 June 2013

   This volume presents the concept and history of work sharing, how it can be used as a strategy for preserving jobs and also its potential for increasing employment − including the complexities and trade-offs involved. Work-sharing programmes used during the Great Recession of 2008−09 are analysed for several European countries and other countries around the world.

January 2012

1. 

   Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplace

   06 January 2012

   Work-related stress is one of the most important issues in many countries. The negative impacts of stress are multiform and can include circulatory and gastrointestinal diseases as well as physical, psychosomatic and psycho-social problems. These in turn can lead to poor work performance, high accident and injury rates, and low productivity.

2. 

   Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture

   06 January 2012

   Agriculture is one of the most hazardous sectors in both developing and developed countries. Increasing attention is being given to applying practical actions in rural and agricultural settings to reduce work-related accidents and diseases, improve living conditions and increase productivity...

June 2010

1. 

   Offshoring and working conditions in remote work

   07 June 2010

   Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), combined with organizations seeking to reduce costs, have led to a dramatic growth in service sector offshoring and outsourcing, most notably to developing countries such as India. This is a co-publication with Palgrave MacMillan Publishing.

April 1998

1. Work organization and ergonomics

   06 April 1998

   Discusses how to design work to fit business. Pays attention where carry out the production, and how the premises and facilities should be arranged to make the production effective and efficient.

January 1988

1. Maximum weights in load lifting and carrying (OSH 59)

   28 January 1988