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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
ONTHEINITIATION ANDIMPLEMENTATION OFASERIES
OF17SOCIALRESEARCH PROJECTSINERGONOMICS
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MEMORANDUM .
ontheinitiation and implementation ofa.series of17 social
research projects inergonomics ,
I. Introduction
The Third Programme onErgonomics andRehabilitation mthe -
steel and coal industries approved "bythe Commission ofthe
European Communities on2December 197^pursuant toArticle
55ofthe ECSC Treaty has now come toits end.The 9million
units ofaccount made available forthethird programme
and for the dissemination ofresults have been committed .
AFourth Programme onErgonomics isbeing prepared .During
1979 itwill bediscussed with thevarious expert groups ,
>presented foropinion tothe ECSC Advisory Committees (+)
and submitted forapproval tothe Commission ofthe European
Communities ..
II.The need for acomplementary programme ,
During the Third Programme therapid change inthetechnologies
ofboth the steel and the coal industries was reflected ■
towards the endofthe programme inthe' increased interest
.displayed inthe ergonomics problems associated with various
levels of-automation and remote control .
+)Research Committee onErgonomics andRehabilitation
Producers' and Workers' Committee and Subcommittee
onIndustrial Safety and Medicine
Committee ofGovernment Experts .
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Similarly ,the general movement towards protection from and reduction in
exposure tonoise andvibration wasreflected inthe many requests made for
assistance forprojects onthese themes .
Also during the period ofthe Third Programme anumber ofquestions were raised
concerning ergonomics factors inpersonal protective equipment andclothing .
Inanumber ofcases the funds available inthe programme did not allow a .
sufficiently detailed study ofthese problems ..
TheDirectorate-General for Employment and Sociale Affairs has consequently
submitted aseries ofprojects tothe Advisory Committees responsible for
E.C.S.C. social research onoccupational safety andhealth +)fortheir opinion
and hasreceived afavourable opinion fortheprojects listed inAnnex Iof .
this document .
III ..Project Themes
Forthesatisfactory completion ofthe Third programme ,andtoprovide a
well-established basis for the Fourth Programme :,anumber ofcomplement ary
research projects onthethree themes noted below isdesirable .
These involve
(a)theinformation processing andcontrol problems ofworkers inthe
developing technologies ofthesteel andcoal industries ,andtheir
implication for safety andhealth ;
+)Advisers onCommunity Er5cno.-3.ics Aciio:a
Producers' and Vcrker s'SuV rco:@ai ?..:t 00Industrial Safety and .
Medicine ,

(b)studies aimed atproducing representative findings oncauses
andeffects ofauditory damage andrisks duetonoise inthe
industries ; -
(c)anergonomic evaluation ofnewitems ofheat protective material
,andclothing andspecialized equipment .
IV.Results . _ -
Theresults ofthese projects will ingeneral "beincorporated inthe
development oftheFourth Programme ,andinline with theprovisions of .
.Article 55,§2 c.second paragraph ,oftheE.C.S.C. Treaty ,final
reports will bedisseminated through theExpert Committees andthe
industries' ergonomics network atCommunity level .
V.Finance
Inkeeping with the scope oftheprojects proposed and ,thewishes of
theE.C.S.C. Advisory Committees ,thetotal amount ofCommission aid
required fortheimplementation ofthese 17research projects andto '
cover ancillary costs anddissemination ofresults isE.U.A.' 2.759 •700.-.
VI.Conclusion
Bearing inmind thefavourable opinions expressed bythecompetent
scientific ,individual and'governmental authorities ,theCommission
proposes toallocate financial aidamounting toatotal ofE.U.A. 2.759*700
consisting ofE.U.A. 2.679»315*~ fortheimplementation ofthe17research -
projects andE.U.A. 80.385 =-tocover ancillary costs anddissemination of
results .
This amount iscompatible with the'commitment estimates adopted forthe
1979 E.C.S.C. operating budget .
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Auteur duprojet
Antragsteller
AnplicantObjet etNuméro delarecherche
Forschungsthema und Forschungsnummer
Subject ofResearch and Project NumberDuree prevue
delarecherche
Dauer der
Forschung
Durât ion of
the workCout total
enU.C.E.
Gesamtkosten
inE.R.E.
Total costAide pr-_'va3
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V orgesïhene
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E.R.E.
Ex"D£ct'i:T
inE.U.A^ /hr^c;ance m -U.A.
Mr. LEAMON
Bret by
N.C.B.Point III-a)dudocument n4065/19
Punkt III-a)des Dokuments Nr.1+065/79
Point III-a)ofthe document n.^065/79
Les aspects humains delasurveillance etde
lacommande automatisées des opérations
minières .
Menschliche Aspekte der Rechnergestützten
Ueberwachung und Steuerung von bergbauli­
chen Arbeiten .
Human aspects ofcomputer based monitoring
andcontrol ofmining operations .
doo .n.3746/793ans
3Jahre
3years287.000 .- 172.200 .-
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schirm-Kommunikat ionsmitt ein
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Konz 1
J-Siderurgie all 1.
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[L'importance desfacteurs decontrainte ergonomique
[pour lestravailleurs directement concernés
Die Bedeutung ergonomischer Belastungsfaktoren
.für die unmittelbar betroffenen Arbeiter
The significance ofergonomics stress factors
for workers directly affected .
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| .MMMATHE et
} ■ ROBERT
J >Freytning /Merleb
|,Charb.f rangais1
' A '1Implantation desorganes decommande etdecontrôle j
surlepupitre etlestableaux delasalle decommanda
.d'unnouveau groupe d'une centrale thermique' jr ,
Franz .Köhlenb .
verlce ""
' IAnordnung von Steuerungs-und -Ueberwachungselementen
auf dem Schaltpult und den Wandtafeln imKontroll­
raum eines neuen Wärmekraftwerks aggregatsl8mois
18Monate
18months
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165-500 .- '
i99.300 .-
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in .the .console and panels ofthe control room
ofanew generator unit inathermal power station .
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aspects "alarme "' ' !
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!Paris
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française
-Franz .Eisen-+
Stahlindustr .
French Steel ■Fatigue mentale ettravail denuit dans despostes
àcharge mentale prédominante delaSidérurgie
Geistige Ermüdung beiNachtarbeit mitüberwiegend
geistiger Beanspruchung inderEisen -undStahlin­
dustrie '
Mental fatigue andnight work atiron andsteel
industry posts involving mainly mental work
doc .n.1*966 /78 , .I
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IEisen-+Stahlind .
iItalian Steel . 1!•– – –––
ponception deprojets ergonomiques dans lecadre de
Jl_amise enoeuvre desystèmes d'automatisation etdel£
définition denouveaux modèles d'organisation dans
fL'atelier delaminage deTarante ,
Ergonomische Projektarbeiten inVerbindung mitder |
Einführung vonAutomationssystemen sowie Definition jneuer Organisationsmodelle imWalzwerkkomplex von j
Taranto * !
Ergonomics design inconnection with theintroduction
ofautomated systems andthedefinition ofnew
patterns oforganization within theTaranto polling
mill . 1
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2Jahre
2years
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Düsseldorf
Sider .allemande
Deutsche Eisen -
und Stahlind .
German .SteelPoint III-b)dudocument n°4065/79
Punkt III-b)des Dokuments Nr.U065/T9
Point III-b)ofthe document n.U065/79
Recherches delongue durée relatives al'apparition
detroubles auditifs chez ^lestravailleurs del'industrie exposés auxbruits
Langzeit -Unter suchungen zurEntstehung und ^Entwicklung
vonGehörschäden beiLärm-exponierten Arbeitnehmern .j
der Eisen -und Stahlindustrie j
Long term research into theorigin anddevelopmentofhearing damage insteel workers exposed tonoise ,
doc.n.3737/79itans
UJahre
kyears339-000 .-5
203.400 .-
Mr. LEAM0N
Bretby
N.C.B.Lacommunication enmilieux bruyants
Kommunikation unter Larmbelastung
Communication innoise environments
doc .n.37U7/793ans
3Jahre
3years301.000 .- 180 .600 .-
Mr.MOUNIER
Carmaux
Charb .frang i
Franz .Kohlenbw ,
French CoalAmélioration del'ambiance sonore dans desinstalla­
tions delavage etdepréparation ducharbon
Verbesserung desLärmschutzes inKohlenwasch -und ,
Aufbereitungsanlagen
1Improvement ofthenoise environment incoal
washing andpreparation plants .
i doc.n.;37^3/79 '' !2ans
2Jahre
2years161.000 .-96.6OO.-

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jWuppertal
!Sid .allemande
jDeutsche Eisen –
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jGerman Steel'
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I! Point III-c)dudocument n°^065/79
! Punkt III-c)desDokuments Nr.Uo65 '/79
! Point III-c)ofthedocument n.**065/79
jContrainte etproblèmes lies auport d'équipements c
|protection individuelle
yBelastung undBeanspruchung durch dasTragen person -
$licher Schutzausrustungen
{Stress anddemands ofwearing personal' protective
Iequipment
| doc .n.3738/79
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-j 2ans
j 2Jahre
j 2yearsi 686.500 .- ! 3^3.250 .-
iProf .BURKARDT
!Frankfurt
!Gharb .allemands
1Deut scheKoh-
jlenbergwerke
German coal
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» –– _____Graduation duconfort deséquipements deprotection
individuelle habituellement utilisés dans lesmines
Skalierung derTragbequemlichkeit vonbergbauübli -
chen Körperschutzmitteln
Grading thewearability ofpersonal protective
equipment commonly used inmining
'doc .n.371*0 /79ί
2ans
2Jahre
2years
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93.500 .-
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iBretby
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iRégulation thermique efficace destravailleurs -
une étude defaisabilité -
Aktives Personenbezogenes Kühlverfahren -Eine
durchführbarkeitsstudie --
Active man-cooling :afeasibility study -
doc.n .37^5 /79
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3ans !
3Jahre
3years*
157.750 .- jL I
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Lyngby
Dr.VOGT |
Strasbourg '
Sid .Lux/Danoise j
Lux ./Dan .Eisfenf
+Stahlindustrie j
Lux./Oanish j
Steel • |
> i&
Levêtement detravail ,facteur déterminant dans la
lutte contre lefroid ,dans leconfort thermique
etdans laprotection contre lechaud '
Arbeitskleidung :ein bestimmter Faktor für Kälte -
schutz,-' Temperaturbehaglichkeit und Hitzeschutz
Work clothing :adecisive factor inprotection ■
against cold ,protection against heat and therrtial ,
comfort .' !
doc .n.37U2/79 ,3-ans
3Jahr-e
3years186.000 .
210.500 .?'
102.300 .
115-775 .
Mr.BAUCHS
Esch/A-?zette
Siderurgie
Luxembourgeoise
Lux .Eisen-+Stahl -
industrie
Luxemb .SteelEtablissement d'uncatalogue d'exigences envue dela
réalisation d'unvêtement deprotection contre la
chaleur àrefroidissement forcé ."
Erstellung eines Anforderungskatalogs für Hitzeschutz -
kleidung mit Zwangskühlung
Compilation ofa,list ofcriteria forprotective
clothing with ducted cooling .
doc.n.37^9/79 - '.: ■ ;'18mois ■
18Monate
18months283.000 .- 169.800 .--
MraROETTGER
ESi ».£1
Cha .'b.all^mands j
Deut .sehe Kohlenby '
Gör-nah Coal !Mise aupoiat etexpérimentation demodèles destinés
àlaformation professionnelle enmatière desécurité
dutravail . "• 1
Entwicklung und Erprobung von vModellen
liehen Ausbildung inArbeits Sicherheitiur betrieb -
Development andtesting ofmodels inrespect of
implant training inoccupational safety
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,doc .n.37^1 /79■3ans
3Jahre
3years .409.500 .- 266.175 .-

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<4r,F. EARRISON
Sunthorpe 7
B.S.C.Recherche sur^atténuation desvibrations produites
parlesperforations etsurlesmodifications neuro­
physiologiques caractérisant lephénomène deRaynaud
Erforschung der Schwingungsdämpfung beiGesteinbohr -
maschinen undneuro-physiologischer Veränderung
beivibrationsbedingter Blutleere desFingers
Research into theattenuation ofvibration
ofrock drilling machines andneuro -physiological
changes invibration induced white finger (VWF)
doc .71.3221 /791an
1Jahr
1year176.000 .-5
IO5.6OO ;-
U.5U7.750 .
Frais ■annexes etdedif'fusion des
connaissances2.679.315 .
80.385 :
2.759.700 .-