The Effect of Some Worker-Related Variables on Work Ability, Work Technique, and Number of Errors in a Packing Job

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• Personal Author:
  Schwerha, Diana J.
• Description:
  A study was conducted to determine the effect of some worker-related variables on work ability, work technique, and number of errors for a group of nine female employees aged 25 to 55 working as packers at a global distribution center located in the U.S.A. Work ability questionnaires (from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health) were given, quality ratings (as indicated by the number of errors) from the previous month were obtained, and employees were videotaped. Correlation analysis indicated that tenure was inversely related to work ability. Analysis of variance indicated that age and height were significantly related to the number of errors. Post-hoc tests indicated that older employees and taller employees had fewer errors. This finding was especially interesting considering that the workstations were designed for men or very tall women. This research serves as a pilot for a study aimed at discerning different working techniques through the development of a model that uses frequency and types of movements. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Body Height Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Height Factors Questionnaires Work Capability Workplace Studies Work Practices
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  250-254
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057494
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting, October 8-12, 2001, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2001 Oct; 45(3):250-254
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19940701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:81a94e19665001c52540046ed007a4dffcad13a1a1ca0fe4f415b39d0e41b8da965745fa7e8535cd132cd463eda79a60dfca54d1a9ddb39f8801f7d1919ec1e6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214833/cdc_214833_DS1.pdf
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