A study of the implementation process of an intervention to prevent work-related skin problems in wet-work occupations

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-74

  Mygind, Karen ^a   Borg, Vilhelm ^a   Flyvholm, Mari Ann ^a   Sell, Lea ^a   Jepsen, Karen Frydendall ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Educational programme; Empowerment of the workers; Implementation study; Occupational skin diseases; Wet work; Workplace intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; DENMARK; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTESTINES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SKIN DISEASES; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 31144432378     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0016-0     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Agner T, Held E (2002) Skin protection programmes. Contact Dermat 47:253-256 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470501.x
2. Bauer A, Kelterer D, Bartsch R, Pearson J, Stadeler M, Kleesz P, Elsner P, Williams H (2002) Skin protection in bakers' apprentices. Contact Dermat 46:81-85 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.460204.x
3. Bohr PC, Evanoff BA, Wolf LD (1997) Implementing participatory ergonomics teams among health care workers. Am J Ind Med 32:190-196 9219646
4. British Standards Institution (1999) OHSAS 18001: Occupational health and safety management systems-specifications. British Standards Institution, pp 1-14
5. Cameron I, Duff R (2000) Construction "total safety management" a theoretical framework. J Inst Occup Saf Health 4:37-51
6. Cohen HH (1983) Employee involvement: Its implications for improved safety management. Prof Saf 28:30-35 10260424
7. Diepgen TL, Coenraads PJ (1999) The epidemiology of occupational contact dermatitis. Int Arch Occ Env Health 72:496-506 10.1007/s004200050407
8. Evanoff BA, Bohr PC, Wolf LD (1999) Effects of a participatory ergonomics team among hospital orderlies. Am J Ind Med 35:358-365 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199904)35:4<358::AID-AJIM6>3.0.CO;2-R
9. Flyvholm M-A et al (2005) A randomised controlled intervention study on prevention of work-related skin problems among gut cleaners in swine slaughterhouses. Occup Environ Med 62:642-649 16109821
10. Flyvholm M-A, Borg L (2003) Skin problems among employees included in the Danish work environment cohort study 2000. In: Alanko K, Hannuksela M, Nordman H, Rantanen T, Saarelma K, Susitaival P (eds) Finale programme and abstract book. First world congress on work-related and environmental allergy (1st WOREAL); 2003 Jul 9-12; Helsinki, Finland, Finnish Institute of Occupational health: Helsinki, p 67
11. Flyvholm M-A, Harborg I (1997) Prevention program for food handlers. In: 45. Nordisk Arbejdsmiljømøde, Rebild Bakker, Danmark, 1-3 September 1997, pp19-20
12. Flyvholm M-A, Borg L, Burr H (2001) Skin problems. Work environment in Denmark 2000 [in Danish]. National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, pp1-19
13. Flyvholm M-A, Susitaival P, Meding B, Kanerva L, Lindberg M, Svensson Å, Ólafsson JH (2002) Nordic occupational skin questionnaire-NOSQ-2002. Nordic questionnaire for surveying work-related skin diseases on hands and forearms and relevant exposures. Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen
14. Ford JK, Fisher S (1994) The transfer of safety training in work organizations: A systems perspective to continuous learning. Occup Med 9:241-259 8085203
15. Gardner D (2000) Barriers to the implementation of management systems: lessons from the past. Qual Assur 8:3-10 11710305
16. Goldenhar LM, LaMontagne AD, Katz T, Heaney C, Landsbergis P (2001) The intervention research process in occupational safety and health: An overview from the National Occupational Research Agenda Intervention Effectiveness Research team. J Occup Environ Med 43:616-622 11464392
17. Haims MC, Carayon P (1998) Theory and practice for the implementation of 'in-house', continuous improvement participatory ergonomic programs. Appl Ergon 29:461-472 10.1016/S0003-6870(98)00012-X
18. Halkier-Sørensen L (1996) Occupational skin diseases. Contact Dermat 35(Suppl 1):1-120
19. Held E, Wolff C, Gyntelberg F, Agner T (2001) Prevention of work-related skin problems in student auxiliary nurses: An intervention study. Contact Dermat 44:297-303 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2001.440509.x
20. Held E, Mygind K, Wolff C, Gyntelberg F, Agner T (2002) Prevention of work related skin problems: An intervention study in wet work employees. Occup Environ Med 59:556-561 10.1136/oem.59.8.556
21. Heron RJ (1997) Worker education in the primary prevention of occupational dermatoses. Occup Med (Lond) 47:407-410
22. LaMontagne AD, Barbeau E, Youngstrom RA, Lewiton M, Stoddard AM, McLellan D, Wallace LM, Sorensen G (2004) Assessing and intervening on OSH programmes: Effectiveness evaluation of the Wellworks-2 intervention in 15 manufacturing worksites. Occup Environ Med 61:651-660 10.1136/ oem.2003.011718
23. Lippin TM, Eckman A, Calkin KR, McQuiston TH (2000) Empowerment-based health and safety training: Evidence of workplace change from four industrial sectors. Am J Ind Med 38:697-706 10.1002/ 1097-0274(200012)38:6<697::AID-AJIM9>3.0.CO;2-T
24. Mathias CG (1982) Managing hand dermatitis in the workplace. Occup Health Saf 51:46-47, 50
25. Mathias CGT (1990) Prevention of occupational contact dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol 23:742-748 2146291
26. McQuiston TH (2000) Empowerment evaluation of worker safety and health education programs. Am J Ind Med 38:584-597 10.1002/ 1097-0274(200011)38:5<584::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-H
27. Michaels D, Zoloth S, Bernstein N, Kass D, Schrier K (1992) Workshops are not enough: Making Right-to-Know training lead to workplace change. Am J Ind Med 22:637-649 1442794
28. Nytrö K, Saksvik PÖ, Torvatn H (1998) Organizational prerequisites for the implementation of systematic health, environment and safety work in enterprises. Saf Sci 30:297-307 10.1016/ S0925-7535(98)00050-2
29. Shannon HS, Mayr J, Haines T (1997) Overview of the relationship between organizational and workplace factors and injury rates. Safety Sci 26:201-217 10.1016/S0925-7535(97)00043-X
30. Susitaival P, Flyvholm M-A, Meding B, Kanerva L, Lindberg M, Svensson Å, Ölafsson JH (2003) Nordic occupational skin questionnaire (NOSQ-2002): A new tool for surveying occupational skin diseases and exposure. Contact Dermat 49:70-76 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.00159.x
31. Tucker SB (1988) Prevention of occupational skin disease. Dermatol Clin 6:87-96 2968219