Document ID (ISN) | 57091 |
CIS number |
91-2080 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0007-5868 - Bundesarbeitsblatt |
Year |
1991 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Jahn J. |
Title |
Method of rating at cash-register workplaces |
Original title |
Bewertungsschema Kassenarbeitsplätze [in German] |
Bibliographic information |
1991, No.2, p.18-20. Illus. 6 ref. |
Abstract |
This article describes a method for the ergonomic evaluation of the layout of cash-register workplaces in supermarkets. This methods covers: design of equipment, work postures and body movements as well as work-rest schedules. Each factor is graded according to its importance, using ergonomic principles. The application of this method can ensure that the equipment is adapted to a sitting work posture. |
Descriptors (primary) |
equipment layout; supermarkets; design of equipment; ergonomics; cash registers |
Descriptors (secondary) |
commercial activities; work organization; workplace design; work posture; work study; shops; anthropometry; work-rest schedules; sitting posture |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Retail industry Ergonomics
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