1. Be friendly and polite, but don't talk unnecessarily to the operator.
2. Stand in full view of the operator, but outside his or her normal path of
movement.
3. Never sit down during a time study.
4. Always calculate the time study results immediately after the date gathering.
5. Don't confuse smooth, fluit motion with slow motion.
6. Before starting a study the engineer must ensure that he understands the correct
motion for the operation, and then checks that the operator is using them.
7. The Work Study Officer should ask the Supervisor to select the workers to be
studied when he is making Time Studies in the Line.
8. Ask the individual operator’s permission to take a study before commencing.
9. Ask the operator to try ignore your presence and work at his or her normal pace.
10. At the conclusion of the study, thank the operator for co-operating, and tell
him or her that the study is finished.
