Key Findings from Research: What Facilitators and Barriers Predict Adoption of Ergonomic Innovations in Construction?

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Although many available tools and technologies promise to reduce the risk work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), WMSD rates in construction remain high. Researchers described barriers and facilitators to adoption of available ergonomic solutions using a model developed by Weinstein (2007) and rooted in Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations framework. Analysts rated 16 proposed ergonomic solutions from a prior participatory study involving sheet metal workers, and tested the association between adoption and six characteristics of the tool or technology (relative advantage, usability, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability). See abstract: http://bit.ly/2qg5qYG. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Safety Practices Work Practices
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057607
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2017 May; :1
• Email:
  amdale@wustl.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:334ab1d0d38df3ce2ec50a55ee91f3755ceddb438bf8eab883e71deb32da83f250c83822690a10783fc1dfcf6b9d24526d214b756cbb54ff4df012bbe6f28691
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213012/cdc_213012_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.12 KB ]