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CHAPTER I
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A DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL OUTLINE OF FATIGUE STUDY: WHAT MUST BE DONE
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Fatigue Study and Waste
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3
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What Fatigue Is
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4
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| What Fatigue Study Is
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7
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| The Field of This Book
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7
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| The Relation of Fatigue Study to Measured Functional Management
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9
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| Relation of Fatigue Study to Motion Study
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11
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| The Classes of Fatigue
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13
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| The Problems of Fatigue Study
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14
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| The Methods of Fatigue Study
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14
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| Emphasis in Fatigue Study
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15
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| A Work for Every One
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16
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CHAPTER II
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THE FATIGUE SURVEY: WHAT IS TO BE DONE
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What a Survey Is
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18
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| The General Survey and the Fatigue Survey
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19
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| The Aims of the Fatigue Survey
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19
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| The Time and Place of Making the Survey
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20
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| The Qualification of the Survey Maker
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22
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| What to Look For
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25
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| Variables That Affect Fatigue
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29
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| The Survey Record Sheet
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30
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| Survey Photographs
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31
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| Making the Survey Serviceable
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32
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CHAPTER III
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PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS FOR REST FOR OVERCOMING FATIGUE: WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW
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Provision for Rest
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38
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| Chairs to Make the Rest Most Effective
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42
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| Betterment Work
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47
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| Results
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49
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CHAPTER IV
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HOME READING BOX MOVEMENT: A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION
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What It Is
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54
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| The Box in the Plant
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55
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The Plant as a Source of Supply
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55
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The Home Element
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58
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Routing the Magazines
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61
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The Problem of Maintenance
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63
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How the Conditions Vary
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67
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The Home Reading Box and Fatigue
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69
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The By-Products of the Home Reading Box Movement
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70
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How to Begin
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CHAPTER V
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PRELIMINARY FATIGUE ELIMINATION: WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW
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The Lighting Problem
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77
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The Heating, Cooling, and Ventilating Problem
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82
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Fire Protection
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84
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Safety Protection
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85
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The Work Place
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88
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The Work-bench or Table
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90
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The Chair or Other Fatigue-Eliminating Device
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91
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Placing the Material Worked On
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93
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The Placing of Tools and Devices
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94
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The Clothing of the Worker
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95
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CHAPTER VI
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THE FATIGUE MUSEUM: AN OBJECT LESSON
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What a Fatigue Museum Is
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99
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The Parent Fatigue Museum
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100
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What the Fatigue Museum Contains
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102
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What the Museum Does not Contain
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102
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Types of Chairs and Their Uses
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104
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Other Fatigue Eliminating Devices
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108
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How to Use the Devices
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109
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Starting Your Own Fatigue Museum
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111
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CHAPTER VII
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FATIGUE MEASUREMENT: HOW TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM SCIENTIFICALLY
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History of Fatigue Measurement
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114
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Fatigue, a Test of Efficient Activity
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116
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The Activity
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117
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Motion Study, Micromotion Study, the Cyclegraph, and the Chronocyclegraph Method as Measures of Activity
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118
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Testing the Work by Motions Required
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123
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Testing Workers by Motion Capabilities
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124
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The Use of Activity Records as Data for Eliminating
Fatigue
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124
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The Time Element
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125
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The Standardization of Work and Rest
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127
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CHAPTER VIII
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MAKING ADJUSTMENTS: HOW PRESENT PRACTICE IS DEVELOPED INTO STANDARD PRACTICE
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A Concrete Example of Making Adjustments
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132
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Former Method of Assembly
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133
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How the New Practice Was Derived
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134
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The Two Factors to Be Considered
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134
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Outline of the Changes to Be Made
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135
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The Solution of the Problem
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135
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Final Adjustment
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139
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Changes in Type of Work Demanded
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140
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Change in Mental Attitude
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140
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Value of This Example
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140
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CHAPTER IX
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THE OUTCOME: HOW FAR HAVE WE ATTAINED OUR AIM?
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The Tests of General Health
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142
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The Test of Prolonged Activity
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143
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The Test of Posture
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144
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The Test of Behaviour and Implied Mental Attitude
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146
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The Test of Transference of Skill
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148
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Test of “Happiness Minutes,” Individual and Social
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149
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CHAPTER X
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THE FUTURE: WHAT EACH ONE OF US CAN DO
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The Work of the Colleges
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153
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The Work of the Manager
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155
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The Work of the Worker
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156
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The Work of the Public
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157
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