Impact of workplace displacement during a natural disaster on computer performance metrics: a 2-year interrupted time series analysis.

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• Personal Author:
  Benden M ; Cizmas L ; Regan AK ; Sansom G ; Sarnosky K
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Remote working may enhance company resiliency during natural disasters and other events causing workplace displacement. OBJECTIVE: We conducted an interrupted time series analysis to investigate the impact of Hurricane Harvey on employee computer use during and after a seven-month displacement period from the physical workplace. METHODS: Ergonomic software was used to collect information on employees' computer usage. RESULTS: Although there was no change in total computer use in response to the hurricane (β 0.25), active computer use significantly declined (β -0.90). All measured computer use behaviors returned to baseline prior to the complete return to the physical workspace. CONCLUSION: Despite a transient period of reduced activity during closure of the workplace building, productivity returned to normal prior to the employees' return to a commercial workspace. The ability to work remotely may improve resiliency of employees to perform workplace tasks during events causing workplace displacement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Computers Cyclonic Storms Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Software Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Disaster Resiliency; Interrupted Time Series; Remote Work; Virtual Workspace; Employee Adjustment Work Environment; Natural Disasters; Computers; Ergonomics; Computer Software; Behavior; Hurricanes;
• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  465-470
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065164
• Citation:
  Work 2022 Feb; 71(2):465-470
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Mark E. Benden, CPE, Department Head, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Rd, College Station, TX 77843, USA
• Email:
  mbenden@tamu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Texas A&M University Health Science Center
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090701
• Source Full Name:
  Work
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:32d82d7ddec9a81ad75b4c471d24fbc5ac2d40951129744454d5bf263ed10badbc43788a4f576decf9f65f4af1fbb941753f4c904917aac4eb9c75a05444d6aa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249357/cdc_249357_DS1.pdf
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