Compressed work-week: psychophysiological and physiological repercussions

This research examines the possible fatigue induced in workers submitted to a compressed 4-40 work-week (i.e. 40 h in 4 days, as compared to the usual 5-40 schedule, i.e. 40 h in 5 days). Two groups of workers from two different factories (4-40 and 5-40 work schedules) manufacturing similar products...

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Published in:Ergonomics 1979-09, Vol.22 (9), p.1001-1010
Main Authors: VOLLE, MICHEL, BRISSON, GUY R., PERUSSE, MICHEL, TANAKA, MASATOCHI, DOYON, YVON
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Fatigue - etiology
Flicker Fusion - physiology
Hand - physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Psychophysiology
Space life sciences
Task Performance and Analysis
Work
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Summary:This research examines the possible fatigue induced in workers submitted to a compressed 4-40 work-week (i.e. 40 h in 4 days, as compared to the usual 5-40 schedule, i.e. 40 h in 5 days). Two groups of workers from two different factories (4-40 and 5-40 work schedules) manufacturing similar products participated in the study. The analysis of data from measurements of reaction time, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory volumes, O 2 consumption, CO 2 production etc., did not reveal any significant differences between the two groups measured before and after the first and the last day of the work-week. However, the critical flicker fusion frequency and the right hand strength showed a significant greater impairment in the 4-40 workers. We conclude that The fatigue originating from the tasks accomplished by these 4-40 workers is as considerable as the one encountered by the workers of a similar factory working under a 5-40 schedule.
ISSN:0014-0139
1366-5847
DOI:10.1080/00140137908924674