Encouraging Correct Body Mechanics Among Fruit Warehouse Employees

Details

• Personal Author:
  Elkind P ; Holmes W ; Lam P-Y ; Pitts K ; Sawyer H
• Description:
  This is an intervention research program. The objective is to consider a certificate of completion to motivate ergonomic behavior as part of a training program for predominantly Spanish speaking workers in fruit warehouses. This training program is being conducted at several fruit warehouses in Eastern Washington. The poster describes the development and implementation of the training program. First, study participants are observed performing activities related to lifting. Second, participants complete a pretest, view the ergonomic video, practice a few exercises, and receive supportive materials. Two weeks later participants complete the posttest and are given another set of ergonomic tasks for observation. The outcomes of the program are evaluated using a mixed method of statistical tabulation of prepost and experimental data. Study results evaluate the effectiveness of the training program and certificates to encourage ergonomic practices including behavior change. The poster also includes photos related to the training sessions in the warehouse. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Lifting Training
• Publisher:
  Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059775
• Citation:
  Health & safety in Western agriculture: research to practice, September 20-22, 2006, Pacific Grove, California. Davis, CA: Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, 2006 Sep; :8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Health & safety in Western agriculture: research to practice, September 20-22, 2006, Pacific Grove, California
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f91309adb0025858f7ced818cb499b76ba2a67130b6613a93cdc127d74e4b7764a54541a5f15600d0b3dfe3410a163ae42feeb1871f619b1cb45ee8dd0cd3cfc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223865/cdc_223865_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 260.25 KB ]