Higher productivity and a better place to work : (Record no. 1469)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 05137 a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9221064093 |
| Qualifying information | paperback |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thurman, J. E. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6106 |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Higher productivity and a better place to work : |
| Remainder of title | practical ideas for owners and managers of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises : |
| -- | action manual / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | J. E. Thurman, A. E. Louzine and K. Kogi. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Geneva : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | International Labour Office, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1988. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii, 114 pages: |
| Other physical details | illustrations; |
| Size of unit | 30 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| -- | Thurman, J. E., Louzine, A. E., & Kogi, K. (1988). Higher productivity and a better place to work : Practical ideas for owners and managers of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises : Action manual. Geneva: International Labour Office. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Chapter 1: Introduction -- What this book is about -- How to use this book -- Chapter 2: Checklist -- Checklist -- How to use the checklist -- Chapter 3: Materials storage and handling -- Better organised storage -- If in doubt, take it out -- Avoid placing materials on the floor -- Save space by introducing multi-level racks -- Provide a "hone" for each tool and work item -- Fewer and shorter transport and handling operations -- The more you use it, the closer it should be -- Use mobile storage -- Make your equipment easy to move to where it is needed -- Fewer and more efficient lifting operations -- Don't lift loads higher than necessary -- Move materials at working height -- Make lifting more efficient and safer -- Chapter 4: Work-station design -- Keep materials, tools and controls within easy reach -- Improve work posture for greater efficiency -- Use clamps, jigs, levers and other devices to save time and effort -- Improve displays and controls to minimise mistakes -- Chapter 5: Productive machine safety -- Give your machines a productivity check -- Eliminate the hazard; or install guards; or, as a last resort, use personal protective equipment - always in this order -- Purchase safe machines -- Use feeding and ejection devices to increase productivity and reduce machine hazards -- Types of feeding and ejection device -- Use the right type of guard -- Types of machine guard -- Designing machine guards -- Maintain machines properly -- If no other method of protection is available, use personal protective equipment -- Chapter 6: Control of hazardous substances -- Replace a dangerous substance with a less dangerous one -- Use lids, covers, maintenance and isolation of processes to control hazards and reduce losses -- Save energy used to overheat chemicals -- Clean properly - don't spread dust -- Make local ventilation cost-effective -- Use fans properly -- Use push and pull ventilation -- Use natural air flow -- As a last resort, use personal protective equipment -- Don't eat or bring home dangerous substances -- Appendix to chapter 6 -- A short introduction to common dangerous chemical substances -- Chapter 7: Lighting -- Make full use of daylight -- Avoid glare -- Choose an appropriate visual task background -- Find the right place for light sources -- Avoid shadows -- Ensure regular maintenance -- Chapter 8: Work-related welfare facilities -- Make sure essential facilities serve their purpose -- Drinking water -- Sanitary facilities -- Be ready for emergencies -- Make sure that rest means recovery -- Rest breaks -- Rest areas -- Use low-cost facilities to attract and retain the best workers -- Work clothes -- Lockers and changing rooms -- Eating areas -- Canteens -- Health services -- Transport facilities -- Recreational facilities -- Child-care facilities -- Factory days -- Chapter 9: Premises -- Protect your factory from outside heat and cold -- Let nature help you -- Improve the heat reflection of the walls and roof -- Improve heat insulation -- Use shades to protect against heat from the sun -- Let natural air-flow improve ventilation -- Make better use of horizontal air-flow -- Utilise the tendency of hot air to rise -- Eliminate or isolate sources of pollution -- Improve your floor -- Build flexibility and adaptability into plant layout -- Prevent fires and electrical accidents -- Fire -- Prevention -- Escape routes from the work area -- Fire fighting -- Electrical hazards -- Prevention -- Emergency action -- Chapter 10: Work organisation -- Get rid of extra tasks and operations -- Defeat monotony to keep workers alert and productive -- Install buffers to make the work flow smoothly -- Design responsible, flexible jobs -- Set up autonomous groups to improve efficiency and to cut supervisory costs -- Make the organisation of production fit your business objectives -- Chapter 11: Implementation of improvements -- Develop a complete solution -- Make sure your ideas will work -- Mobilise worker support -- Make improvements which will last -- Manage change -- Supervise improvements carefully -- Make improvement a systematic process -- Take action -- Annex - how to implement improvements |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Labor productivity |
| General subdivision | Developing countries. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18765 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Industrial management |
| General subdivision | Developing countries. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18766 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Louzine, A. E. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6109 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kogi, K. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6110 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | MAIN | MAIN | 07/20/2016 | HD 57 T87a 1988 c.2 | 02865 | 07/20/2016 | 09/16/2022 | BOOKS |