Effects of the new fast forward rotating five-shift roster at a Dutch steel company

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 727-738

  Hesselink, J Klein ^a   de Leede, J ^b   Goudswaard, A ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Effect evaluation; Fatigue; Health; Shift roster design

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CONSECUTIVE SHIFTS; CONTROL GROUPS; DATA COVER; EFFECT EVALUATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FAST FORWARD; FIELD STUDIES; FIRST YEAR; HEALTH INDICATORS; NETHERLANDS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SHIFT SYSTEMS; STEEL COMPANIES; STEEL PRODUCERS;

HEALTH; STEELMAKING;

ROTATION;

STEEL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; WORK SCHEDULE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; STEEL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952596936     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.489651     Document Type: Article

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