Both in their way provide practical considered, the presentations being PROMSTRA Seminar demonstrations of the effectiveness of supported by industrial studies in Kalmar, Sweden changing production methods to which the techniques had been used. reduce human stresses and improve An objective of the seminar was to "Promstra" stands for the both performance and industrial life. Production Methods and Stress bring together current work and Research Association, a foundation
The conference sessions were techniques in the area and consider registered at the Hague. Amongst its informal and attended by an invited them in some depth with industrialists. purposes is to provide practical group of industrialists and researchers From such discussions, areas of need alternatives to production methods from Sweden, Denmark, Britain, were revealed and possible directions which impose stresses on their users.
Israel, Germany, Holland and France. proposed for PROMSTRA to encourage changes in production Clearly, ergonomics plays a major part An early session dealt with the methods. in its ideas, relationships between various working It has recently held its first methods, their resulting stresses and This first seminar was restricted to seminar, appropriately enough in performance. Later, some papers invited members but future seminars Kalmar, Sweden. Part of the described various techniques currently may not be so restricted. The Chairman proceedings was to visit both the new in use to examine jobs on both of PROMSTRA is Dr J. Kalsbeek of Kalmar plant of Volvo and the performance and human criteria. Both the TNO and the secretary in Britain Orrefors glass plant some 30 km away.
physical and mental load aspects were is Professor E.N.Corlett.