Prevention Through Design: Use of the Diffusion of Innovation Model to Predict Adoption

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• Personal Author:
  Fiori C ; Koebel T ; Montague E ; Weidman J ; Young-Corbett D
• Description:
  The Diffusion of the Innovation Model has been widely used to study the adoption of new innovations in many industries. The use of this model can provide valuable insight into the diffusion of Prevention through Design (PtD) health and safety technologies within the construction industry. This paper reviews the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) literature; its applications for construction; and, specifically, for Prevention through Design (PtD) adoption within the construction industry. The importance of technology champions is reviewed. Technology champions can be used to aid in the adoption of PtD technology. However, the false identification of technology champions for PtD innovations can lead to the misuse or disuse of controls that have been developed. This paper examines the criteria that exist for the identification of champions and asserts that safety and technology championship are both critical elements of adoption of prevention through design innovations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adoption Author Keywords: Diffusion Construction Industry Construction Workers Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Occupational Safety And Health Prevention Prevention Through Design PTD Technology

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• Publisher:
  International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062003
• Citation:
  Proceedings of CIB W099 Conference: Prevention - Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities, August 24-26, 2011, Washington, D.C. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, 2011 Aug; :1-12
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of CIB W099 Conference: Prevention - Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities, August 24-26, 2011, Washington, D.C.
• End Date:
  20150131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:09089e221d1d426d17d0c4dc4ab9cec5391fddb593f2a76c5df8ffb7bb79a324c54434c30ab03401357aee488179f3bcf2850f5c36b4ed524b3dd47b4bf2a1e8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225330/cdc_225330_DS1.pdf
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