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W Laurig

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PubMed1977

Increasing awareness of ergonomics by in-company courses--a case study.

There are some traditional ways for instruction and training in ergonomics, for example the academic method or the empirical way of self-taught practitioners. Because of a usually disinterested management, the last way is very often difficult to achieve. This report deals with experiences where a lucky chance happened and the idea of ergonomics arose from the management and became an inspiration of the whole plant.

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PubMed1972

Ergonomic research in German travelling mail service. Part 1: ergonomic problems and research in railway mail vans.

Ergonomic problems in the travelling mail service are described, showing the necessity of ergonomic research work within the railway mail van, to obtain results suitable for evaluating the strain of travelling mail office clerks as well as for designing the system of a mail railroad car. The special methodological procedure of this type of ergonomic field research is discussed.

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PubMed1972

Ergonomic research in the German travelling mail services Part 2: results of ergonomic research in railway mail vans.

The travelling mail office clerks are shown, by medical examination and sociopsychological questionnaire, to be a very homogeneous naturally self-selected group with a low average age. The analysis of tasks shows a disadvantageous distribution of some main tasks over the work shift. Energy expenditure and cardio-vascular strain above physiological endurance limits occur mainly with the tasks of loading, handling and emptying mail bags. Environmental factors are mainly within acceptable standards. Fast-time simulation studies show that proposals can be made for organisation work (by job rotation) and selection of TMO clerks based on their individual working capacity.

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PubMed1972

Ergonomic research in the German travelling mail services Part 3: consequences for system design.

The work process within a railway mail van is analysed showing that only 4 of 14 processes are technological ones, ie specific to the mail operation. The flow of material within today's vans is very confused. For the given technical data a new design was developed using line arrangements and separated work places with specific work content. The design allows a reduction of travelling mail service staff of about 30%, with an increased system effectiveness and less stressful working conditions for the clerks.

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