Integrated job analysis: a technique to document job activities and to identify occupational risk factors and modes of remediation and accommodation.
Integrated job analysis is a form of job evaluation that considers cognitive, physical, and environmental factors related to occupational performance, assessment, and rehabilitation. First, the analysis describes cognitive factors that determine worker interactions with data, people, and things and educational and training requirements. A task description is provided and tools used are identified, along with job physical requirements, environmental conditions, and personal protective equipment needs. Supplementary information is elicited to describe the environment, task requirements, workstations, and work areas. Based on this information, preliminary recommendations are made for abating occupational hazards, and accommodations for alternatively-challenged individuals are identified. The value of this approach is in the detailed documentation of all occupational components regarding a specific job classification, which can then guide the development of meaningful preplacement and periodic medical examinations, physical agility tests, training criteria, rehabilitation, and return-to-work regimens.
Schulze
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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, Texas 72204-4812, USA. ljhs@uh.edu
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D004282:Documentation; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D016832:Employment, Supported; D006804:Ergonomics / Q000379:methods*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007587:Job Description; D016272:Occupational Health; D010808:Physical Examination; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011361:Professional Competence; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014937:Work / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000592:standards