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Document ID (ISN)67628
CIS number 96-1893
ISSN - Serial title 0340-2444 - Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft
Year 1993
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Fröhner K.D., Angermann K.
Title Design of a control centre with special consideration of the age of employees
Original title Leitwartengestaltung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Altersstruktur [in German]
Bibliographic information June 1993, Vol.47, No.2, p.79-84. Illus. 5 ref.
Abstract The nautical centre in Hamburg, Germany, monitors and directs all traffic on the last section of the Elbe river emptying into Hamburg harbour. Analyses of workplace design revealed deficiencies in visual and acoustic perception and a failure to take into account the fact that the majority of the employees was over 50 years old. Outdated equipment and the room design created a working situation which did not meet the communicative and cooperative needs of the employees in terms of their own health and comfort or their ability to ensure safe water transport. The new equipment layout and workplace design, which support safe operations even in critical situations and thus diminishes strains on the employees, are presented.
Descriptors (primary) older workers; workplace design; ergonomics; water transport; plant safety organization; design of equipment; control panels and desks
Descriptors (secondary) control and regulation; equipment layout; visibility; illumination design; speech intelligibility; conditions of work
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Transport and communications
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Older workers
Water transportation
Ergonomics