The 193 call center, a meaningful public service!
This article is the first part of an on-going ergonomic work analysis with the emergency services call center set up by the Fire Department of the Military Police of São Paulo. The final objective of the research is to identify the prescribed task, the real work executed and strategies used by workers to meet the demands of the job. Starting by identifying the tasks and activities developed, this article analyzes the work of the emergency services call center which is of vital importance to the organizational structure, since it is the start point for the process that results in fulfilling the corporation's mission.
Department of Production Engineering of the Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Maud
M
Eickhoff
Laerte Idal
LI
Sznelwar
D001938:Brazil; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis