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Other considerations and further reading

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When implementing a job rotation schedule, you may need to consider organizational constraints such as:

  • Scheduling and availability of employees trained in multiple areas.
  • Differing pay scales or a unionized environment.
  • Job titles or whether or not job descriptions allow for performance of different job duties.
  • Training, experience, skill, or education needed for tasks within the job rotation.

Once you’ve determined a job rotation design is effective, some of the benefits to implementation may include:

  • Reduced exposure to MSI risk factors
  • Increased innovation and improved efficiency
  • Improved employee skill base and job assignment flexibility
  • Increased employee satisfaction
  • Increased productivity and quality
  • Reduced absenteeism and turnover
  • Reduced monotony and boredom

Further reading and references

Analysing task rotation. Health and Safety Executive. Retrieved February 24, 2023, from https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/rotation.htm 

Diego-Mas, Jose Antonio. 2020 Feb 8. Designing Cyclic Job Rotations to Reduce the Exposure to Ergonomics Risk Factors. National Library of Medicine. https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/rotation.htm

“Job Rotation Evaluator,” Job Rotation. ErgoPlus. Retrieved February 24, 2023, from https://ergo-plus.com/job-rotation-tutorial/

McGowan, Blake. Belief Versus Fact The Effectiveness of Job Rotation as Strategy to Reduce Musculoskeletal Disorders. Occupational Health & Safety. https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2019/12/02/Belief-Versus-Fact-The-Effectiveness-of-Job-Rotation-as-Strategy-to-Reduce-Musculoskeletal-Disorders.aspx

Reducing duration of exposure. Retrieved February 24, 2023, from https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/duration.htm

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