TY - JOUR
T1 - A prevention strategy for reducing gypsum bricklayers' physical workload and increasing productivity
AU - Van Der Molen, Henk F.
AU - Bulthuis, Brigitte M.
AU - Van Duivenbooden, Jacob C.
PY - 1998/1
Y1 - 1998/1
N2 - The gypsum bricklayer builds interior walls in houses. The physiological, biomechanical and perceived workload of the gypsum bricklayer were measured and are very high. In two on-site situations the objective was to reduce the physical workload on gypsum bricklayers by means of mechanization, task enlargement and working with lighter bricks. The solutions did reduce the physical workload, improved the organization of the work and lowered construction costs. Nowadays, these primary preventive measures are accepted on a small scale in the construction industry.
AB - The gypsum bricklayer builds interior walls in houses. The physiological, biomechanical and perceived workload of the gypsum bricklayer were measured and are very high. In two on-site situations the objective was to reduce the physical workload on gypsum bricklayers by means of mechanization, task enlargement and working with lighter bricks. The solutions did reduce the physical workload, improved the organization of the work and lowered construction costs. Nowadays, these primary preventive measures are accepted on a small scale in the construction industry.
KW - Ergonomic solutions
KW - Gypsum bricklayer
KW - Implementation
KW - Mechanization
KW - Physical workload
KW - Prevention strategy
KW - Task enlargement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030631576&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00025-5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00025-5
M3 - Article
SN - 0169-8141
VL - 21
SP - 59
EP - 68
JO - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
JF - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
IS - 1
ER -