Optimising Work Organisation for Maximum Performance

In:

Harvesting Technical Reports

Report No:

H003

Report Date:

November 30, 2010

Author(s):

S Hide, D Tappin, R Parker

This research explored the range of work organisation and scheduling factors contributing to worker fatigue in cable logging operations. Site data was collected from four cable logging operations with varied skid site layouts and organisational methods. Mixed study methods were used, including interviews with contractors and crew members, process flow assessment and analysis of the roles and tasks of ‘time-pressured’ activities. The results, whilst from a small sample size, enabled a number of recommendations to be made for intervention at both a site and organisational level.

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