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Spatial Workplace Design

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Workplaces, work related equipments, materials and the work flow should all be designed to ensure safe and healthy work within an aesthetically stimulating environment. From a spatial perspective this means providing a changeable yet orderly structure within the immediate visual field of a work area. In particular emphasis needs to be given for labor protection. The design of work places is governed by law in all industrialized countries and are in most cases a matter of co-determination. The chapter describes these aspects with focus on the human well being.

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  2. Fachbereich Baukonstruktion und Industriebau, Fachhochschule Münster, Münster, Germany

    Jürgen Reichardt

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Wiendahl, HP., Reichardt, J. (2015). Spatial Workplace Design. In: Handbook Factory Planning and Design. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46391-8_8

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