Self-determined work/rest cycles in hot environments∗

Taxonomy for integrating scheduling theory and human factors: Review and research opportunities

“…For example, Kopardekar and Mital (1994) tested the following work-rest scenarios in determining the most preferred schedule: 30-5, 60-10, and 120-0. Examples of non-VDT work have been reported for industrial work (e.g., Bhatia and Murrell, 1969), inspection (e.g., Ramsey et al, 1974), and meat packing (e.g., Genaidy et al, 1995). Mentally intensive non-VDT tasks such as language translation (Konz, 1998), education (e.g., Bennett et al, 1974), monitoring (e.g., patient monitoring in health care and process control monitoring; Konz, 1998), and driving/piloting (e.g., Young and Hashemi, 1996) are also reported as a basis for work-rest scheduling.…”