| Document ID (ISN) | 109611 |
| CIS number |
09-726 |
| ISBN(s) |
3-86509-520-8 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fb 1072
|
| Author(s) |
Drexler H., Baumeister T.
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin |
| Title |
Vocational training in a shift system |
| Original title |
Berufsausbildung im Schichtsystem [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Wirtschaftsverlag NW, Postfach 10 11 10, 27511 Bremerhaven, Germany, 2006. 68p. Illus. 54 ref. Index. Price: EUR 10.50. |
| Abstract |
In this study, apprentices at a large German automobile manufacturer were examined for potential negative health effects of a newly established shift work system. Over a period of two years, the first batch of 124 apprentices trained within the new system (study group) was compared with the last batch of 77 apprentices trained within the conventional system (control group). Participants were subjected to medical examinations at baseline and after 12 and 24 months. Findings are discussed. Overall, the new shift system did not seem to have any negative health effect. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Germany; shift work; apprentices; work time schedules; motor vehicle industry; state of health |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
medical examinations; case-control study |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hours of work
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
|
