CHANGING PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF FOUNDRY WORKERS IN THE PRODUCTION OF MEDIUM WEIGHT CASTINGS

1 November 1957

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Ergonomics

Vol. 1 (1) , 30-38
https://doi.org/10.1080/00140135708964569

Abstract

Systematic investigations with physiological methods in foun dries have shown that even in highly mechanized work, high physical demands may exist. By the same methods, ways for lightening human work can be found, which not only do not decrease productivity, but in many cases substantially increase it.

Keywords

FOUNDRY WORKERS
MEDIUM WEIGHT
WEIGHT CASTINGS
CHANGING PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

Arbeitsmedizinische und arbeitsphysiologische Gedanken zum Problem der Arbeitszeit
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 1956