How to facilitate guideline use? A bottom-up qualitative approach developing a training programme for professionals involved in work participation of people with a chronic disease

Background: A guideline for occupational health professionals (OHPs) is developed which provides them with knowledge and skills to optimize their guidance to people with a chronic disease. Objective: Developing a training programme to acquire and apply knowledge and skills provided by the guideline, through a bottom-up approach. Methods: First,...

Exposure to hypoxia impairs helicopter pilots’ awareness of environment

The purpose of the present study was to determine how hypoxia effects awareness of environment (AoE) in helicopter pilots operating at high altitude. Eight helicopter crews flew two operational flights in a flight simulator while breathing gas mixtures of 20.9% (equivalent to 0 m altitude) and 11.4% (equivalent to 4572 m or 15,000 ft altitude)...

Employment status transitions in employees with and without chronic disease in the Netherlands

Objectives Objectives were to: (1) longitudinally assess transitions in employment status of employees with and without chronic disease; and (2) assess predictors of exit from paid employment. Methods Transitions in employment status at 1- and 2-year follow-up were assessed in a longitudinal cohort study of employees aged 15–63 years....

Hoe implementeer je preventief medische adviezen?

Eén van de kerntaken van de bedrijfarts is het verstrekken van individuele en collectieve preventief medische adviezen aan werknemers en werkgevers. Het is echter nog maar de vraag in hoeverre de adviezen werkzaam zijn en in hoeverre deze adviezen ook in de praktijk (kunnen) worden opgevolgd. Adviezen worden veelal gegeven om gedragsverandering...

Is a participatory approach effective to stimulate using ergonomic measures?

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of a participatory ergonomics (PE) implementation strategy on the use of ergonomic measures reducing the physical work demands of construction work. The ergonomic measures consisted of adjusting working height (two measures) and mechanising the transport of materials (two measures). In a...

Effectiviteit van participatieve ergonomie op implementatie: evaluatie van een participatieve ergonomische aanpak op het gebruik van hulpmiddelen

Het effect van een participatieve ergonomische (PE) aanpak werd onderzocht op het gebruik van vier ergonomische hulpmiddelen op de werkplek van metselaars en opperlieden. Tien metselbedrijven werden willekeurig verdeeld over een interventiegroep die de PE aanpak kreeg aangeboden (N=5) en een controle groep die de PE aanpak niet kreeg aangeboden ...

Effectiveness of measures and implementation strategies in reducing physical work demands due to manual handling at work

This is a study of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the physical work demands associated with manual (materials) handling in the work situation and musculoskeletal symptoms in the longer term. A systematic electronic literature search between 1990 and February 2003 was performed in 5 databases: Embase, Medline, HSE-line, Nioshtic,...

Implementation of participatory ergonomics intervention in construction companies

Objectives The effectiveness of the implementation of participatory ergonomics intervention to reduce physical work demands in construction work was studied. Methods In a cluster randomized controlled trial, 10 bricklaying companies were randomly assigned either to an intervention group (N=5) or a control group (N=5). The intervention strategy...

Uitvoering van interventieonderzoek in de bedrijfsgezondheidszorg: wat gaat goed, wat kan beter?

Onderzoek in de bedrijfsgezondheidszorg is een zaak van vele partijen. Om tot succesvol onderzoek te komen zijn onderzoekers in de bedrijfsgezondheidszorg bijeengekomen om succes- en faalfactoren voor onderzoek in kaart te brengen. De bereidheid voor deelname aan onderzoek in de bedrijfsgezondheidszorg is groot, maar er dient voldaan te worden...

Conceptual framework for the implementation of interventions in the construction industry

The aim of this research was to explore the necessary steps to define the implementation of interventions aimed at reducing physical work demands due to manual materials handling in the construction industry. A theoretical structured framework of six steps is outlined as a method for developing the implementation of interventions. In this...

Stressful work, psychological job strain, and turnover: A 2-year prospective cohort study of truck drivers

Based on a model that combines existing organizational stress theory and job transition theory, this 2-year longitudinal study examined antecedents and consequences of turnover among Dutch truck drivers. For this purpose, self-reported data on stressful work (job demands and control), psychological strain (need for recovery after work and...

A systematic review on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce physical work demands

From August 24-29, 2003 in Seoul, Korea the XVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and the 7th Joint Conference of Ergonomics Society of Korea / Japan Ergonomics Society were held. The central theme was "Ergonomics in the digital age". In this paper the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing the physical...

Job stress, fatigue, and job dissatisfaction in Dutch lorry drivers: Towards an occupation specific model of job demands and control

Building on Karasek's model of job demands and control (JD-C model), this study examined the effects of job control, quantitative workload, and two occupation specific job demands on fatigue and job dissatisfaction in Dutch lorry drivers. From 1181 lorry drivers self reported information was gathered by questionnaire. Stepwise multiple...

The trucker strain monitor: An occupation-specific questionnaire measuring psychological job strain

This study is aimed to develop and validate a short and user-friendly questionnaire measuring psychological job strain in truck drivers. In cooperation with a Dutch occupational physician in the road transport industry items were developed on the basis of face validity and information of existing questionnaires on the subject. They were tested...

Priorities in occupational health research: A Delphi study in the Netherlands

Objectives - To achieve a coherent programme of topics for research in occupational health and safety, with well founded priorities and to relate them to perceived gaps and needs in The Netherlands. Methods - In the first phase of the study 33 key informants were interviewed. In the second phase questionnaires were sent to 150 Dutch experts ...

Prioritering van onderzoek en ontwikkeling op het gebied van arbeid en gezondheid: een programmeringsstudie met behulp van de Delphi-methode

Het doel van deze studie was het opstellen van een breed gedragen, samenhangend programma van onderwerpen voor onderzoek en ontwikkeling op het terrein van arbeid en gezondheid. Gestreefd is naar een onderbouwde prioritering, in relatie met behoeften en lacunes. In de eerste fase zijn 33 sleutelinformanten geïnterviewd. In de tweede fase zijn...

The work load of warehouse workers in three different working systems

An investigation was conducted in five companies in the distribution branch. These companies were divided into three different working systems, i.e., highly mechanized (HM), moderately mechanized (MM), and slightly mechanized (SM). The three systems differed in logistics and kind of appliances used. The purpose of this study was to compare the...