Fatigue study
by Lillian Moller Gilbreth Frank B. Gilbreth
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About This Book
In 'Fatigue The Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste,' pioneering efficiency experts Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Frank B. Gilbreth explore the multifaceted nature of human exhaustion and its profound impact on societal and industrial productivity. The anthology uniquely combines empirical research with narrative elements, providing a comprehensive examination of fatigue across various professions and daily life. Its overarching theme delves deep into the inefficiencies that breed unnecessary waste, advocating for systematic changes to enhance human well-being and work output. T...
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- FATIGUE STUDY
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- FATIGUE STUDY
- CHAPTER I A DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL OUTLINE OF FATIGUE STUDY: WHAT MUST BE DONE
- Fatigue Study and Waste.
- What Fatigue Is.
- What Fatigue Study Is.
- The Field of This Book.
- The Relation of Fatigue Study to Measured Functional Management.
- Relation of Fatigue Study to Motion Study.
- The Classes of Fatigue.
- The Problems of Fatigue Study.
- The Methods of Fatigue Study.
- Emphasis in Fatigue Study.
- A Work for Every One.
- Summary.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER II THE FATIGUE SURVEY: WHAT IS TO BE DONE
- What a Survey Is.
- The General Survey and the Fatigue Survey.
- The Aims of the Fatigue Survey.
- The Time and Place of Making the Survey.
- The Qualification of the Survey Maker.
- What to Look For.
- Variables that Affect Fatigue.
- The Survey Record Sheet.
- Survey Photographs.
- Making the Survey Serviceable.
- Summary.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS FOR REST FOR OVERCOMING FATIGUE
- Provision for Rest.
- Chairs to Make the Rest Most Effective.
- Betterment Work.
- Results.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER IV THE HOME READING BOX MOVEMENT
- What It Is.
- The Box in the Plant.
- The Plant as a Source of Supply.
- The Home Element.
- Routing the Magazines.
- The Problem of Maintenance.
- How the Conditions Vary.
- The Home Reading Box and Fatigue.
- The By-products of the Home Reading Box Movement.
- How to Begin.
- Summary.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER V PRELIMINARY FATIGUE ELIMINATION: WHAT CAN BE DONE IMMEDIATELY, AT THE VERY BEGINNING
- The Lighting Problem.
- The Heating, Cooling, and Ventilating Problem.
- Fire Protection.
- Safety Protection.
- The Work Place.
- The Work-bench or Table.
- The Chair or Other Fatigue-Eliminating Device.
- Placing the Material Worked On.
- The Placing of Tools and Devices.
- The Clothing of the Worker.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER VI THE FATIGUE MUSEUM: AN OBJECT LESSON
- What a Fatigue Museum Is.
- The Parent Fatigue Museum.
- What the Fatigue Museum Contains.
- What the Museum Does Not Contain.
- Types of Chairs and Their Uses.
- Other Fatigue Eliminating Devices.
- How to Use the Devices.
- Starting Your Own Fatigue Museum.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER VII FATIGUE MEASUREMENT AND FATIGUE ELIMINATION: HOW TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM SCIENTIFICALLY
- History of Fatigue Measurement.
- Fatigue, a Test of Efficient Activity.
- The Activity.
- Motion Study, Micromotion Study, the Cyclegraph, and the Chronocyclegraph Method as Measurers of Activity.
- Testing the Work by Motions Required.
- Testing Workers by Motion Capabilities.
- The Use of Activity Records as Data for Eliminating Fatigue.
- The Time Element.
- The Standardization of Work and Rest.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER VIII MAKING ADJUSTMENTS: HOW PRESENT PRACTICE IS DEVELOPED INTO STANDARD PRACTICE
- A Concrete Example of Making Adjustments.
- Former Method of Assembly.
- How the New Practice was Derived.
- The Two Factors to Be Considered.
- Outline of the Changes to Be Made.
- The Solution of the Problem.
- Final Adjustment.
- Changes in Type of Work Demanded.
- Change in Mental Attitude.
- Value of This Example.
- Summary.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IX THE OUTCOME: HOW FAR HAVE WE ATTAINED OUR AIM?
- The Tests of General Health.
- The Test of Prolonged Activity.
- The Test of Posture.
- The Test of Behaviour and Implied Mental Attitude.
- The Test of Transference of Skill.
- Test of “Happiness Minutes,” Individual and Social.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER X THE FUTURE: WHAT EACH ONE OF US CAN DO
- The Work of the Colleges.
- The Work of the Manager.
- The Work of the Worker.
- The Work of the Public.
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