Searching for needles in a haystack: Identifying innovations to prevent MSDs in the construction sector

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 577-584

  Kramer, Desre M ^a   Bigelow, Philip L ^a   Carlan, Niki ^b   Wells, Richard P ^a   Garritano, Enzo ^c   Vi, Peter ^c   Plawinski, Marek ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Collaborative research; Construction sector; Diffusion of innovations; Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

BARRIERS FOR ADOPTIONS; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS; TRADITIONAL CULTURES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRODUCTIVITY; WORKER;

EID: 77950368399     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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