A roadmap to diffuse ergonomic innovations in the construction industry: there is nothing so practical as a good theory.

Full Abstract

Despite the availability of resources and practices that would reduce work-related morbidity and mortality in the construction industry, their diffusion to workers has been slow, partly because the ties between management and trade workers are weak. In promoting an innovation, it is necessary to target the stakeholders who will be making the decisions related to it. The authors' focus is on ergonomics, but their observations may be applied more broadly to other areas of intervention-effectiveness research.

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Author information

Author/s: Weinstein, Marc G (MG); Hecker, Steven F (SF); Hess, Jennifer A (JA); Kincl, Laurel (L);

Affiliation: Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403, USA. marcw(-atsign-)uoregon.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: International journal of occupational and environmental health (Int J Occup Environ Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2007 Jan-Mar; vol 13 (issue 1) : pp 46-55

Dates: Created 2007/04/12; Completed 2007/05/24; Revised 2007/11/06;

PMID: 17427348, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Accidents, Occupational - prevention & control
Diffusion of Innovation
Facility Design and Construction
Human Engineering
Humans

Humans
Industry
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Safety Management - trends
United States

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