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
The new doctrine will interest the selling department, who act as
intermediaries between the manufacturing department and the public
who is to buy the product. It will be a real part of the preliminary
work in adjusting such conditions as lighting to take the sales
department and purchasing department into conference on the subject.
Let all interested see that nothing comes into or goes out of the
plant until the question, “What is its relation to fatigue?” has been
considered. We forget sometimes that a thing may have value not only
because it has certain qualities that eliminate fatigue, but also
because it lacks certain qualities that would cause fatigue.
Go, then, through your own plant with the question of glare in your
mind. Examine and inspect every work place, and see what can be done.
Not only for reasons of glare, but for other reasons we recommend
that every work place should be inspected for unnecessary fatigue by
having a man, competent in fatigue study, actually sit and stand in
the working position in each and every work place in the establishment
once every three months during the installation period, and not
seldomer than once per year thereafter. Sometimes it will be found
that moving the nearest light or shading a distant light will be all
that is necessary. Sometimes a coating of dull black paint on some
of the working equipment is required; sometimes the substitution of
a dull-finished for a glossy paper. Sometimes dull-coloured blotting
paper can be laid upon the place where the reflected glare comes.
Perhaps a dull finish upon that would not only save the time of your
workers, but also those who are to use the product after it leaves
your hands. The world worked a great many years under the motto, “Give
the public what it wants.” We are beginning to realize to-day that the
public will want just exactly what it is educated to want; also that
the public is easily educated if the arguments that are used are based
upon measurement, and are presented in attractive form. The lighting
problem is but a small element of the problem of eye fatigue. This
will, however, be left for later consideration.
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