Fatigue study : $b the elimination of humanity's greatest unnecessary waste. A first step in motion studyGilbreth, Lillian Moller
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Fatigue study : $b the elimination of humanity's greatest unnecessary waste. A first step in motion study
Gilbreth, Lillian Moller
Fatigue; Industrial efficiency; Motion study
There are other methods of providing for fatigue elimination or
recovery, that do not involve so many elements. Such a method is
providing rest periods during the working day. This is a method that
may be used immediately. To whom are these rest periods to be given,
then? Ultimately, of course, to every member of the organization
whose work is of a nature that requires a fixed rest period. The work
should, preferably, be so arranged that every worker, be he in plant
or in management, would achieve larger outputs by having definite and
properly located rest periods. It has been proved in most work that
more output can be achieved by applying one’s self steadily for short
periods, and then resting, than by applying one’s self less steadily
and having no rest periods. This, of course, applies only to work which
in itself provides no rest periods. At the beginning of the fatigue
eliminating campaign, provide rest periods for those who seem to need
them most. There are two, off-hand, quick methods of determining which
workers these are. One is the appearance of the workers at various
times of the day, and at the end of the day. The other is the amount
of output and the rate that output is turned out by the worker during
the day and during the various parts of the day. In some organizations,
it has been the standard practice to take no chances when the worker
looks or feels tired. They provide rest periods immediately, long
enough to allow him to recover and go back to the work with zest.
This is, of course, the immediate remedy. “Provide the rest period
first. Discuss its efficiency later.” This first-aid plan has worked
splendidly for a long time among women workers in such industries as
the drygoods trades. The typical welfare work may be unscientific from
the standpoint of those familiar with highly organized methods, but
it has sensed the trouble keenly and quickly, and provided at least
a temporary remedy without delay. “Time to rest when one needs it.”
This is the first slogan of the campaign for eliminating the evils of
overfatigue.
Chairs to Make the Rest Most Effective.
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