Motivating ergonomic computer workstation setup: sometimes training is not enough

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• Personal Author:
  Artnak M ; Needham M ; Sigurdsson SO ; Silverman K ; Wirth, Oliver
• Description:
  Musculoskeletal disorders lead to pain and suffering and result in high costs to industry. There is evidence to suggest that whereas conventional ergonomics training programs result in knowledge gains, they may not necessarily translate to changes in behavior. There were 11 participants in an ergonomics training program, and a subsample of participants received a motivational intervention in the form of incentives for correct workstation setup. Training did not yield any changes in ergonomics measures for any participant. Incentives resulted in marked and durable changes in targeted workstation measures. The data suggest that improving worker knowledge about ergonomically correct workstation setup does not necessarily lead to correct workstation setup, and that motivational interventions may be needed to achieve lasting behavior change. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Computers Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Attitude Author Keywords: Computer Workstations Computer-equipment Human-factors-engineering Incentives Injury-prevention Injury Prevention Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Office-equipment Office-furniture Posture Training Work-environment Work-operations Worker-motivation

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  27-33
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040779
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2012 Mar; 18(1):27-33
• Contact Point Address:
  S. O. Sigurdsson, University of Maryland Baltimore City, Department Psychology, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA
• Email:
  sos@umbc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d76e5b04353c74ffae3df49551b107eb35c912c59b0afd280aab9fa96ce156461646a7ee890ed970a54f1b65f595dae1ebb147e7f412216fba986a5c4b46b1c3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193527/cdc_193527_DS1.pdf
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