| Author | : H. M. Vernon |
| File Size | : 53,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 29 May 2022 |
| ISBN | : 9781000595772 |
| Pages | : 293 pages |
Industrial Fatigue and Efficiency by H. M. Vernon Book PDF Summary
First published in 1921, Industrial Fatigue and Efficiency aims to provide a fairly complete overview of industrial fatigue and its influence on efficiency. It brings crucial themes like fatigue and its measurement; output in relation to weekly hours of work; output and hours of work in various industries; the six- hours day and multiple shifts; work spells and rest periods; limitation of output; lost time and its causation; sickness and mortality; industrial accidents and their causation; the prevention of industrial accidents; and adoption of healthy factory conditions, to showcase the importance of adequate lighting, heating and ventilation, washing facilities, cloak rooms, ambulance room and a well found canteen as basic requirements in factories. This book is an important historical document for scholars and researchers of labour studies, labour economics, industrial studies, and political economy.