The fundamental motions of the hands of a worker. These operations are made up of 17 types of motion: search, select, grasp, reach, move, hold, release, position, pre-position, inspect, assemble, disassemble, use, unavoidable delay, avoidable delay, plan, and test to overcome fatigue. Frank Bunker Gilbreth defined these motions in his system of motion study. (Therblig is Gilbreth spelled backwards). This film consists of twenty numbered sequences illustrating each of the therbligs.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311685
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Materials handling
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anatomy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hand
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Materials handling
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)