Field tests of a participatory ergonomics toolkit for Total Worker Health

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• Personal Author:
  Henning R ; Kernan L ; Nobrega S ; Plaku-Alakbarova B ; Robertson M ; Warren N
• Corporate Authors:
  University of Massachusetts. CPH-NEW Research Team
• Description:
  Growing interest in Total Worker Health (TWH) programs to advance worker safety, health and well-being motivated development of a toolkit to guide their implementation. Iterative design of a program toolkit occurred in which participatory ergonomics (PE) served as the primary basis to plan integrated TWH interventions in four diverse organizations. The toolkit provided start-up guides for committee formation and training, and a structured PE process for generating integrated TWH interventions. Process data from program facilitators and participants throughout program implementation were used for iterative toolkit design. Program success depended on organizational commitment to regular design team meetings with a trained facilitator, the availability of subject matter experts on ergonomics and health to support the design process, and retraining whenever committee turnover occurred. A two committee structure (employee Design Team, management Steering Committee) provided advantages over a single, multilevel committee structure, and enhanced the planning, communication, and teamwork skills of participants. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Total Worker Health Back Injuries Injury Prevention Mental Health Musculoskeletal System Disorders Participatory Ergonomics Repetitive Work Toolkit Total Worker Health TWH Work Organization

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  366-379
• Volume:
  60
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049320
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2017 Apr; 60:366-379
• Contact Point Address:
  Suzanne Nobrega, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Ave, Kitson 200, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
• Email:
  Suzanne_Nobrega@uml.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:798cee78ca985e5551895fb83a296c0a0b820f2aea2bc2fb7221c36b42c97da0b1bf8793a0943bc07bf2b39a90584ce563ae529436ac6b3ac21d7425d87e67a9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203793/cdc_203793_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.41 MB ]