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Ergonomics Intervention Program to Train Water Measurers (Al-Kayyals) for Work at Foggara Irrigation System in Algeria

verfasst von : Bouhafs Mebarki, Mohammed Mokdad, Mourad Semmani, Imane Mokdad

Erschienen in: Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The Foggara system consists of two main parts: The water obtaining part and the water distribution part. One of the main figures in the management of the Foggara system is the water measurer (Al-Kayyal). Among his work activities are monitoring the amount of water that flows from Foggara, and measuring the share of each beneficiary. Al-Kayyal should have basic knowledge of math, keep accurate records, be honest, intelligent, and have religious values.
Nowadays, most of Al-Kayyals are elderly. They are unable to fulfill the demands of water measuring job. As a result, many Foggaras have serious problems to stay functioning in the absence of Al-Kayyal. The aim of the present research is to introduce a training program to train interested young people to do the job of Al-Kayyal.
Researchers chose randomly five students who expressed a desire to learn the profession of Al-Kayyal. They are of approximate age (mean age was 22.40 and standard deviation of 1.14 years). The data collection tool was the ergonomics intervention program. The development of the program has gone through four successive phases: preparation, implementation, evaluation and follow-up phases. It consisted of (8) sessions as follows: an introductory session, (5) working sessions to cover both the theoretical and practical parts of the program, a closing session for evaluating the program and a final session for follow-up.
The evaluation of the program using both the quantitative (experimental), and the qualitative (Kirkpatrick model) approaches, and the follow-up test have confirmed the program effectiveness.

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Metadaten
Titel
Ergonomics Intervention Program to Train Water Measurers (Al-Kayyals) for Work at Foggara Irrigation System in Algeria
verfasst von
Bouhafs Mebarki
Mohammed Mokdad
Mourad Semmani
Imane Mokdad
Copyright-Jahr
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_29

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