| Document ID (ISN) | 100412 |
| CIS number |
02-1471 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
SST - Santé et Sécurité au Travail |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Hidri A., Hajaij K., Said A., Kahouach L. |
| Title |
Study of the working conditions of women cashiers at a large retailer in Sousse |
| Original title |
Etude des conditions de travail des caissières d'une grande surface de distribution à Sousse [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2002, No.20, p.22-29. Illus. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to design a cash register for a large Tunisian retail chain, taking into account ergonomic and safety criteria. The project involved analysing the causes of absenteeism among the cashiers (all women), carrying out ergonomic analyses of their workplaces and working conditions and conducting a detailed study of the ergonomic risk factors due to the equipment and the workload. It was possible to make several recommendations with respect to ergonomic improvements (position of the bar code on the articles sold, workplace layout and design, work organization, lighting and the thermal environment). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
supermarkets; cash registers; ergonomics; design of equipment; retail trade; women; conditions of work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
lighting; Tunisia; equipment layout; thermal environment; work posture; job study; ergonomic evaluation; sickness absenteeism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Tunisia |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Retail industry
|
