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Yu, Eunjeong; Moon, Kwangsu; Oah, Shezeen; Lee, Yohaeng – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2013
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an automated observation and feedback system in improving safe sitting postures. Participants were four office workers. The dependent variables were the percentages of time participants spent in five safe body positions during experimental sessions. We used a multiple-baseline design counterbalanced across…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Factors Engineering, Work Environment, Employees
Alvero, Alicia M.; Rappaport, Eva; Taylor, Matthew A. – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2011
The current study compared the estimation of momentary time-sampling (MTS) to actual safety performance of three ergonomic responses: back, shoulder, and feet. Actual safety performance was established for the five participants by measuring the target responses with a continuous procedure. MTS 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 195, 210, 240, and…
Descriptors: Skill Analysis, Time, Sampling, Intervals
Grill, Christina; Ahlborg, Gunnar, Jr.; Wikström, Ewa; Lindgren, Eva-Carin – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to illuminate and analyse the participants' experiences of the influences of a dialogue intervention. Cooperation and coordination in health care require planning of dialogically oriented communication to prevent stress and ill health and to promote health, well-being, learning, and efficiency in the organisation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Health Personnel, Dialogs (Language)
O'Hara, Lyndsay; Bryce, Elizabeth Ann; Scharf, Sydney; Yassi, Annalee – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
A user-friendly, high quality workplace assessment field guide and an accompanying worksheet are invaluable tools for recognizing hazards in the hospital environment. These tools ensure that both front line workers as well as health and safety and infection control professionals can systematically evaluate hazards and formulate recommendations.…
Descriptors: Occupational Safety and Health, Workplace Literacy, Intelligence Quotient, Public Health
Shain, Martin; Arnold, Ian; GermAnn, Kathy – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2012
In Part 1 of this article, the legal and scientific origins of the concept of psychological safety are examined as background to, and support for, the new Canadian National Standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (CSA Z1003/BNQ 9700). It is shown that five factors influencing psychological safety can be identified as being…
Descriptors: National Standards, Occupational Safety and Health, Mental Health, Well Being
Gravina, Nicole E.; Loewy, Shannon; Rice, Anna; Austin, John – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2013
The primary purpose of this study was to replicate and extend a study by Gravina, Austin, Schroedter, and Loewy (2008). A similar self-monitoring procedure, with the addition of self-monitoring accuracy training, was implemented to increase the percentage of observations in which participants worked in neutral postures. The accuracy training…
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Man Machine Systems, Accuracy, Training
Saldaria, Miguel Angel Mariscal; Herrero, Susana Garcia; Rodriguez, Javier Garcia; Ritzel, Dale – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2012
All workers have the right to perform their job duties under the best possible conditions, safeguarded from the harm which the execution of their duties may entail. In addition, employers have the obligation to guarantee this right to health, implementing a preventive system which assures the safety and health of the workers under their charge.…
Descriptors: Accidents, Bayesian Statistics, Management Systems, Foreign Countries
Anderson, Brittney T.; Johnson, Gwendolyn J.; Wheat, John R.; Wofford, Amina S.; Wiggins, O. Sam; Downey, Laura H. – Journal of Rural Health, 2012
Abstract Context: Limited research suggests that translational approaches are needed to decrease the distance, physical and cultural, between farmers and health care. Purpose: This study seeks to identify special concerns of farmers in Alabama and explore the need for a medical education program tailored to prepare physicians to address those…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Medical Education, Medical Students, Knowledge Level
Gradwell, Jill M.; DiCamillo, Lorrei – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2013
Historical simulations are often criticized for being superficial, reinforcing negative stereotypes, and skewing students' view of history. Simulation critics argue if inexperienced teachers implement simulations, they may adversely influence students' psychological development, especially if students take roles as perpetrators or victims.…
Descriptors: Simulation, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students, Grade 8
Loushine, Todd William; Feyen, Robert G. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2013
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a novel assessment method developed to determine if the curriculum from two separate safety degree programs provided sufficient opportunity for students to obtain the knowledge required for professional practice in occupational safety. The method relies on the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)…
Descriptors: Occupational Safety and Health, Program Evaluation, Certification, Undergraduate Students
Le, Richard N. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Universities and colleges in the United States are vital communities, teeming with people and vast resources. Because of such factors as class schedules, on-going research, tight academic calendars and highly transient populations, these communities function with diverse operations that need a constant degree of normality for maximum…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Occupational Safety and Health, School Safety, Educational Environment
Rethaber, James D. – Performance Improvement, 2011
Faced with increased incidences of work-related strain and sprain injuries and OSHA-recordable injuries, the organization in this case study details how it resolved these performance-related issues. This case study also demonstrates the effectiveness of Thomas Gilbert's (1978) Behavior Engineering Model as a tool for analyzing, defining, and…
Descriptors: Injuries, Program Effectiveness, Human Factors Engineering, Work Environment
Roman, Harry T. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2011
As sensors and computers become smaller and smaller, it becomes possible to add intelligence or smartness to common items. This is already seen in smart appliances, cars that diagnose their own maintenance problems, and military hardware that is something straight out of a science fiction book. In this article, the author looks at a design…
Descriptors: Clothing, Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, Hazardous Materials
Cereola, Sandy J.; Snyder, Cathleen S.; Cereola, Ronald J.; Horton, Brett W. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2014
Students enrolled in a first-semester, critical-thinking course assessed their perception of their own wellness using a 52-question survey. Within the survey, holistic wellness was measured along seven dimensions: (a) physical, (b) intellectual, (c) social, (d) occupational, (e) spiritual, (f) emotional, and (g) environmental. Individual…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Critical Thinking, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
McCaughey, Deirdre; McGhan, Gwen; Kim, Jungyoon; Brannon, Diane; Leroy, Hannes; Jablonski, Rita – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of study: The direct care workforce continues to rank as one of the most frequently injured employee groups in North America. Occupational health and safety studies have shown that workplace injuries translate into negative outcomes for workers and their employers. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)…
Descriptors: Home Health Aides, Occupational Safety and Health, Injuries, National Surveys