Drywall finishing industry: macroergonomic evaluation and intervention design

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• Personal Author:
  Kleiner BM ; Young DE
• Description:
  A macroergonomic evaluation of the drywall finishing work system was conducted for the purpose of developing intervention alternatives to reduce worker exposure to dust. Findings from three studies of the subsystems of the drywall finishing work system were used as inputs into the Systems Analysis Tool (SAT). A Problem Factor Tree (PFT), Objectives/Activities Tree (OAT), and Input-Output Flow Diagram were developed to describe the barriers inherent to the current drywall finishing industry use of dust control technologies. Educational, health promotion, tool redesign, and regulatory interventions are proposed as strategies to improve dust control and worker protection in this industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Dust Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Ventilation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Macroergonomics Construction Construction-industry Construction-materials Construction Work Drywall Dust Dust-control Dust-particles Dust Control Dusts Exposure-levels Pollutants Respiration Respirators Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Tools Usability Ventilation-equipment Work-areas Work-environment Workers

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• ISBN:
  9788521204572
• Publisher:
  IEA Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043339
• Citation:
  Human factors in organizational design and management - IX. Sznelwar L, Mascia F, Montedo U, eds. Santa Monica, CA: IEA Press, 2008 Jan; :1-6
• Contact Point Address:
  Deborah E. Young-Corbett, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, 310B Bishop Favrao Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
• Editor(s):
  Sznelwar L; Mascia F; Montedo U
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040915
• Source Full Name:
  Human factors in organizational design and management - IX
• End Date:
  20100630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7020df67f22d3efb65826dc6908fb0b587feda6f54d90db0f4cbb4ff2252c71a94c0f978a7c6722ca27c1da07981f877f99bd3d937163834ec6be38f935e6b9d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195261/cdc_195261_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 176.74 KB ]