L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?

The development of interventions in ergonomics in the French-speaking world has opened up an important field of knowledge about how our practice is conducted. In recent years however, aside from the question of age, little has been done in ergonomic interventions to take into consideration personal...

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Main Authors: Nicole Vézina, Céline Chatigny, Bénédicte Calvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST) 2016-11-01
Series:Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pistes/4847
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description The development of interventions in ergonomics in the French-speaking world has opened up an important field of knowledge about how our practice is conducted. In recent years however, aside from the question of age, little has been done in ergonomic interventions to take into consideration personal characteristics such as sex and gender. Relying on a model of the steps involved in an ergonomic intervention, we identify at each step possible issues, questions, and avenues for research and action. We reflect on the knowledge – be it currently available or lacking – that is needed to intervene properly when sex and gender questions are posed. We suggest the development of intervention strategies to recognize and avoid the exclusion of female workers when it comes time to prioritize working situations or to organize participation groups. The concept of operational leeway is used to better understand the differentiated, sex-and-gender-based impacts that working conditions have on men’s and women’s capacity to stay healthy at work.
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spelling doaj.art-37be1b954a124191bed4e4fc37b2ff112022-12-22T03:37:25ZengInstitut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST)Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé1481-93842016-11-0118210.4000/pistes.4847L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?Nicole VézinaCéline ChatignyBénédicte CalvetThe development of interventions in ergonomics in the French-speaking world has opened up an important field of knowledge about how our practice is conducted. In recent years however, aside from the question of age, little has been done in ergonomic interventions to take into consideration personal characteristics such as sex and gender. Relying on a model of the steps involved in an ergonomic intervention, we identify at each step possible issues, questions, and avenues for research and action. We reflect on the knowledge – be it currently available or lacking – that is needed to intervene properly when sex and gender questions are posed. We suggest the development of intervention strategies to recognize and avoid the exclusion of female workers when it comes time to prioritize working situations or to organize participation groups. The concept of operational leeway is used to better understand the differentiated, sex-and-gender-based impacts that working conditions have on men’s and women’s capacity to stay healthy at work.http://journals.openedition.org/pistes/4847ergonomic interventionsex and genderwomen and workergonomics practice
spellingShingle Nicole Vézina
Céline Chatigny
Bénédicte Calvet
L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?
Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé
ergonomic intervention
sex and gender
women and work
ergonomics practice
title L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?
title_full L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?
title_fullStr L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?
title_full_unstemmed L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?
title_short L’intervention ergonomique : que fait-on des caractéristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre ?
title_sort l intervention ergonomique que fait on des caracteristiques personnelles comme le sexe et le genre
topic ergonomic intervention
sex and gender
women and work
ergonomics practice
url http://journals.openedition.org/pistes/4847
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