Spreading good ideas: A case study of the adoption of an innovation in the construction sector

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 826-832

  Kramer, Desre ^a,b   Bigelow, Philip ^a,b   Vi, Peter ^c   Garritano, Enzo ^c   Carlan, Niki ^d   Wells, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Construction Safety Association of Ontario ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction sector; Diffusion of innovations; Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders; Workplace intervention research

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; LADDERS; UNLOADING;

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INFORMED DECISION; INTERVENTION RESEARCH; LOADING AND UNLOADING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; JOB ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; ADULT; BIOENGINEERING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CANADA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

ADULT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 67349254133     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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