| Document ID (ISN) | 76782 |
| CIS number |
01-920 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fascicule 16-784-A-10
|
| Author(s) |
Coblentz A.M., Cabon P. |
| Title |
Effects of monotony and work-time schedules on operator vigilance and performance |
| Original title |
Effets de la monotonie et de l'organisation des horaires de travail sur la vigilance et la performance des opérateurs [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 4th Quarter 1994, No.105, 8p. Illus. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
There are ever higher demands for operator vigilance as a result of increasing automation in industrial and transportation systems. The monotony of tasks, night work and irregular working hours give rise to unfavourable conditions with respect to the ability to maintain high levels of vigilance. This articles discusses these issues and proposes solutions applicable to the road and air transport sectors. Topics covered: state of hypovigilance during driving; detecting the lowering of vigilance under real working conditions; vigilance, performance and circadian rhythms; rest periods. Proposals are made for improving the organisation of work-rest cycles, applicable both to rail and air transportation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; monotonous work; air transport; drivers; rail transport; vigilance |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
night work; vigilance tasks; sleep pattern; concentration ability; data sheet; work time schedules; workbreaks; circadian rhythm; encyclopaedia; aircraft |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Air transportation
Vigilance
Rail transportation
|
