Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient

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Autor(a) principal: Gärtner, Johannes
Data de Publicação: 2004
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31806
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: Contribution to the discussion of the role of participation/consent of employees in working hours regulation. METHODS: Exploratory analysis of conflicts between preferences of employees and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling by analysing a large number of participative shift scheduling projects. RESULTS: The analysis showed that very often the pursuit of higher income played the major role in the decision making process of employees and employees preferred working hours in conflict with health and safety principles. CONCLUSIONS: First, the consent of employees or the works council alone does not ensure ergonomically sound schedules. Besides consent, risk assessment procedures seem to be a promising but difficult approach. Secondly, more research is necessary to check the applicability of recommendations under various settings, to support the risk assessment processes and to improve regulatory approaches to working hours.
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spelling Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient Jornada de trabalhoTrabalhadoresTrabalho em turnosTomada de decisõesSaúde ocupacionalEmpregoSalários e benefíciosFatores de riscoWork hoursWorkersShift workDecision makingOccupational healthEmploymentSalaries and fringe benefitsRisk factors OBJECTIVE: Contribution to the discussion of the role of participation/consent of employees in working hours regulation. METHODS: Exploratory analysis of conflicts between preferences of employees and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling by analysing a large number of participative shift scheduling projects. RESULTS: The analysis showed that very often the pursuit of higher income played the major role in the decision making process of employees and employees preferred working hours in conflict with health and safety principles. CONCLUSIONS: First, the consent of employees or the works council alone does not ensure ergonomically sound schedules. Besides consent, risk assessment procedures seem to be a promising but difficult approach. Secondly, more research is necessary to check the applicability of recommendations under various settings, to support the risk assessment processes and to improve regulatory approaches to working hours. OBJETIVO: Contribuir para a discussão do papel da participação/consentimento dos empregados na regulamentação das horas de trabalho. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se um estudo exploratório dos conflitos existentes entre as preferências dos empregados e as recomendações ergonômicas no planejamento de esquemas de trabalho em turnos, analisando-se um grande número de projetos participativos de planejamento dos turnos. RESULTADOS: O estudo mostrou que, com freqüência, a busca por um rendimento maior teve um papel importante no processo de tomada de decisão dos empregados, quando estes optaram pelas horas de trabalho em oposição aos princípios de saúde e segurança. CONCLUSÕES: Em primeiro lugar, o consentimento dos empregados ou da comissão de trabalhadores por si só não garante horários salutares do ponto de vista ergonômico. Além do consentimento, processos de avaliação de risco parecem ser uma abordagem promissora embora complicada. Em segundo lugar, fazem-se necessários mais estudos para verificar a aplicabilidade das recomendações em diversas situações, respaldar os processos de avaliação de risco e melhorar as abordagens regulamentares para as horas de trabalho. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2004-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/3180610.1590/S0034-89102004000700010Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 38 No. supl. (2004); 65-71 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 38 Núm. supl. (2004); 65-71 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 38 n. supl. (2004); 65-71 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31806/33738Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGärtner, Johannes2012-07-08T22:12:26Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/31806Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-07-08T22:12:26Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
title Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
spellingShingle Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
Gärtner, Johannes
Jornada de trabalho
Trabalhadores
Trabalho em turnos
Tomada de decisões
Saúde ocupacional
Emprego
Salários e benefícios
Fatores de risco
Work hours
Workers
Shift work
Decision making
Occupational health
Employment
Salaries and fringe benefits
Risk factors
title_short Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
title_full Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
title_fullStr Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
title_full_unstemmed Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
title_sort Conflicts between employee preferences and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling: regulation based on consent is not sufficient
author Gärtner, Johannes
author_facet Gärtner, Johannes
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gärtner, Johannes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Jornada de trabalho
Trabalhadores
Trabalho em turnos
Tomada de decisões
Saúde ocupacional
Emprego
Salários e benefícios
Fatores de risco
Work hours
Workers
Shift work
Decision making
Occupational health
Employment
Salaries and fringe benefits
Risk factors
topic Jornada de trabalho
Trabalhadores
Trabalho em turnos
Tomada de decisões
Saúde ocupacional
Emprego
Salários e benefícios
Fatores de risco
Work hours
Workers
Shift work
Decision making
Occupational health
Employment
Salaries and fringe benefits
Risk factors
description OBJECTIVE: Contribution to the discussion of the role of participation/consent of employees in working hours regulation. METHODS: Exploratory analysis of conflicts between preferences of employees and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling by analysing a large number of participative shift scheduling projects. RESULTS: The analysis showed that very often the pursuit of higher income played the major role in the decision making process of employees and employees preferred working hours in conflict with health and safety principles. CONCLUSIONS: First, the consent of employees or the works council alone does not ensure ergonomically sound schedules. Besides consent, risk assessment procedures seem to be a promising but difficult approach. Secondly, more research is necessary to check the applicability of recommendations under various settings, to support the risk assessment processes and to improve regulatory approaches to working hours.
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