Citation

Eickhoff M, Sznelwar LI. Work 2012; 41: 36-41.

Affiliation

Student in the Master's Program of the Department of Production Engineering of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, IOS Press)

DOI

10.3233/WOR-2012-0132-36

PMID

22316697

Abstract

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.

Language: en