An ergonomic evaluation of tasks of healthcare unit personnel in different shifts in General Hospitals in West Bengal
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India is a population intensive developing country and there are significant shortage of healthcare facilities and resources [1]. For best utilization of social services, the healthcare units should remain open 24 hours a day, all the days in a year. This means that the personnel working in healthcare units must work in shifts and work on weekends and holidays. Working in healthcare units, places considerable demands on employees, as the job demand of personnel in medical wards are continuously changing according to the patients’ needs. Corresponding Author: Dr. Subhashis Sahu Email: [email protected] © 2012 IJOSH All rights reserved. Original Article An ergonomic evaluation of tasks of healthcare unit personnel in different shifts in General Hospitals in West Bengal Subhashis Sahu, Smaranika Goswami , Prasun Haldar and Moumita Sett Ergonomics and Occupational Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal
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