Effect of job rotation on work demands, workload, and recovery of refuse truck drivers and collectors
| Autor: | Jaap H. van Dieën, Monique H. W. Frings-Dresen, Wiebe H K de Vries, Bart Visser, P. Paul F. M. Kuijer, Allard J. van der Beek |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Kinesiology, Animal Ecology, Public and occupational health, Amsterdam Public Health, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Cancer Center Amsterdam |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Adult
Male Truck Automobile Driving Engineering Physical Exertion education Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Poison control Human Factors and Ergonomics Workload Sensitivity and Specificity Sampling Studies Occupational safety and health Behavioral Neuroscience Risk Factors Work Schedule Tolerance Task Performance and Analysis 0502 economics and business Injury prevention Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Operations management 050107 human factors Applied Psychology Simulation Netherlands Probability business.industry 05 social sciences Work (physics) 050209 industrial relations SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Occupational Diseases Multivariate Analysis Job rotation business Stress Psychological Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Kuijer, P P F M, De Vries, W H K, Van Der Beek, A J, Van Dieën, J H, Visser, B & Frings-Dresen, M H W 2004, ' Effect of job rotation on work demands, workload, and recovery of refuse truck drivers and collectors ', Human Factors, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 437-448 . https://doi.org/10.1518/hfes.46.3.437.50403 Human Factors, 46(3), 437-448. SAGE Publications Inc. Human factors, 46(3), 437-448. SAGE Publications Inc. |
| ISSN: | 0018-7208 |
| DOI: | 10.1518/hfes.46.3.437.50403 |
| Popis: | Job rotation is often advocated to reduce workload, but its efficacy has seldom been investigated. The aim of this study is to compare the work demands, workload, and recovery among truck driving, refuse collecting, and rotating between these two jobs, between days and during the day. Three teams of 3 employees each participated in this study. Work demands were assessed by systematic observation of tasks and activities. Workload was quantified by means of heart rate, oxygen uptake, subjective ratings, and urinary excretion rates of catecholamines. Recovery was quantified by excretion rates of catecholamines after work. Job rotation between driving and collecting is an effective measure to reduce physical workload as compared with collecting only and to decrease mental workload as compared with driving only. However, job rotation resulted in increased physical workload as compared with driving only. Job rotation did not increase mental workload as compared with collecting only. No effects were seen on recovery. No differences were found between rotating between days and during the day. Actual or potential applications of this research include the recommendation that before job rotation is introduced, its efficacy be determined in terms of well-chosen workload measures because a reduction in work demands does not directly imply a reduction in workload. Therefore, job rotation might be less effective than expected. |
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