Using process evaluation to determine effectiveness of participatory ergonomics training interventions in construction

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• Personal Author:
  Buchholz B ; Dale, Ann M. ; Evanoff BA ; Jaegers L ; Welch L
• Description:
  The construction industry continues to experience high rates of musculoskeletal injuries despite the widespread promotion of ergonomic solutions. Participatory ergonomics (PE) has been suggested as one approach to engage workers and employers for reducing physical exposures from work tasks but a systematic review of participatory ergonomics programs showed inconclusive results. A process evaluation is used to monitor and document the implementation of a program and can aid in understanding the relationship between the program elements and the program outcomes. The purpose of this project is to describe a proposed process evaluation for use in a participatory ergonomic training program in construction workers and to evaluate its utility in a demonstration project among floor layers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Ergonomics Health Promotion Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Health-programs Human-factors-engineering Implementation Strategy Monitoring-systems Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Physiological-measurements Task-performance Training Work Measurement

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• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Massachusetts ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041217
• Citation:
  Work 2012 Jan; 41(Suppl 1):3824-3826
• Contact Point Address:
  Ann Marie Dale, Department of Medicine, Washington University, Campus Box 8005, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
• Email:
  adale@dom.wustl.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Work
• Supplement:
  1
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:62d04c2c7f2ace1a31581e43b9f06c266c22a9a9e81706292d7e37540a5ccac8518f1f6cf47f6fb6fdb92f58ce919d79fca791b2bf576a1b0131dcd57b4cc999
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193827/cdc_193827_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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