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Document ID (ISN)37721
CIS number 82-1172
ISBN(s) 2-903540-05-5
Year 1981
Convention or series no. Collection outils et méthodes - Fiche 1
Author(s)
National Conservatory of Arts and Sciences, Laboratory of occupational physiology and ergonomics (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, laboratoire de physiologie du travail et d'ergonomie)
Title Introduction to work analysis on the shop floor
Original title Introduction à l'analyse du travail en atelier [in French]
Bibliographic information Agence nationale pour l'amélioration des conditions du travail, 16-20 rue Barbès, 92120 Montrouge, France, 1981. 40p. 37 ref.
Abstract Presents methodology for analysing certain aspects of working conditions as a basis for training workers in the analysis of their working environment. Sections deal with: definition of workload; components of workload (characteristics of work, conditions under which work is done, worker's physiological and psychological status); assessment of workload and the consequences for the workers; presentation of various methods of work assessment; description of ergonomic analysis; distinction between an analysis carried out by a specialist and an analysis by a trade union representative and his co-workers.
Descriptors (primary) physical workload; workload assessment; conditions of work; mental workload
Descriptors (secondary) vocational training; work organization
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Mental workload