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Document ID (ISN)61243
CIS number 93-1907
ISBN(s) 91-7045-219-9
Year 1993
Convention or series no. Arbete och hälsa 1993:16
Author(s) Laflamme L., Friedrich P.
Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST)
Title Patterns in task demands and in occupational accidents: A relationship investigated in the Swedish sawmill industry
Bibliographic information Arbetsmiljöinstitutet, Förlagstjänst, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1993. 70p. 26 ref.
Abstract Job demand characteristics of tasks in nine trimming houses were gathered using two task analysis methods involving worker observation and interviews. The relationship between task patterns and accident frequency, severity and types was measured. Results indicated that the tasks' mental loads can quite likely influence accident occurrence: accidents are more likely to occur in tasks that are heavily hindered, with numerous interruptions and impediments of various kinds. It is stressed that improving safety is also feasible and achievable through interventions focussing on work content and not only on work performance. Summary in Swedish.
Descriptors (primary) occupational accidents; Sweden; sawmilling industry; work design; mental workload
Descriptors (secondary) analysis of accident causes; severity rates; frequency rates; report
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceCanada; Sweden
Subject(s) Forestry
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Ergonomics
Woodworking industry
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Mental workload