Adaptation of Jobs and the Employment of the DisabledConsiders up-to-date developments in the application of ergonomic principles aimed at creating and safe-guarding jobs for disabled workers. The book will be useful to selective placement officers, employers, production engineers and industrial medical officers. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
JOB DESIGN FOR THE DISABLED | 25 |
ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANISATIONAL PROBLEMS | 71 |
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