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Document ID (ISN)68216
CIS number 96-2137
ISSN - Serial title 0007-9936 - Cahiers de médecine interprofessionnelle
Year 1994
Convention or series no. Fiche médico-professionnelle No.9
Title The cashier
Original title La caissière de libre-service [in French]
Bibliographic information 1994, Vol.34, No.1. Insert.
Abstract Contents of this occupational data sheet devoted to cashiers in supermarkets: definition; characteristics of the occupation; description of activities: normal work areas, equipment, products handled, hand movements and postures; risks and stresses of the job (connected with the environment, the equipment, the working hours, the physical and mental workload); occupational diseases and accidents; prevention of hazards (collective, personal, specific first-aid measures); regulations applicable in France; particular health conditions to watch. Final remarks: it is recommended for occupational physicians to monitor changing technologies as they affect the working conditions of cashiers.
Descriptors (primary) France; supermarkets; cashiers and ticket clerks; occupations; cash registers
Descriptors (secondary) conditions of work; data sheet; health hazards; safety and health engineering
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Retail industry