Designing Intervention Effectiveness Studies for Occupational Health and Safety: The Minnesota Wood Dust Study

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• Personal Author:
  Brosseau LM ; Dugan S ; Lazovich D ; Milton T ; Parker, David L.
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: A planning model was used to guide the design of a randomized controlled study of the effectiveness of tailored interventions in lowering dust exposures in small woodworking shops. METHODS: Guided by Green's PRECEDE-PROCEED model, we used a planning committee, focus groups and a pilot study to gain information on small woodworking shops, causes of and controls for high dust levels, and barriers and incentives surrounding availability and use of dust controls. RESULTS: The planning committee identified key characteristics of small woodworking shop owners. Focus groups with owners and employees served to further elucidate why dust control was considered unimportant. The pilot study gave measures of dust exposures, tasks, and use of controls. Interventions focused on providing owners with technical and economic assistance to lower dust levels and an educational program for employees discussing health effects and effective methods of dust control. CONCLUSIONS: The PRECEDE-PROCEED model proved a useful framework for designing an intervention in the occupational setting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Environmental Exposure Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Skin Small Business Wood
• Keywords:
  Allergic Disorders Dermatology Dust Control Exposure Levels Furniture Manufacture Furniture Workers Industrial Hygiene Programs Nasal Cancer Respiratory System Disorders Small Businesses Wood Dusts Woodworkers Woodworking Woodworking Industry

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  54-61
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029477
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2002 Jan; 41(1):54-61
• Contact Point Address:
  LM Brosseau, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
• Email:
  brosseau@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Intervention Effectiveness Research
• Performing Organization:
  Minnesota Department of Health, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190443/cdc_190443_DS1.pdf
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