Health and safety training and prevention of hand-arm vibration syndrome through education
| Autor: | Linn Holness, Ron House, Mallorie Leduc, Aaron M. Thompson, Tammy Eger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Occupational disease Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Glove use medicine.disease 030210 environmental & occupational health Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Construction industry Intervention (counseling) Ambulatory Vibration syndrome Physical therapy Medicine Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Occupational Ergonomics. 13:45-51 |
| ISSN: | 1875-9092 1359-9364 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Exposure to hand operated vibrating tools in the construction industry places workers at risk for developing hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), which is a common occupational disease. OBJECTIVE: To outline health and safety training obtained by construction workers and to assess which factors influence anti-vibration (AV) glove utilization following an educational intervention provided during a clinical assessment for HAVS at an occupational health clinic. METHODS: One hundred participating workers from the construction industry referred for a HAVS assessment at a hospitalbased ambulatory occupational health clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A baseline and two-month follow-up questionnaire were completed. RESULTS: Almost all of the participants indicated that they had completed health and safety training within their workplace. However, few received training specific regarding HAVS or AV gloves. Participants’ AV glove use improved from 4.3% at baseline to 53.3% at follow-up two months later. Key predictors of participants wearing AV gloves was sharing the educational intervention information with their supervisors and working in a workplace with 20 or more employees. CONCLUSIONS: Training specific to HAVS and AV gloves is lacking in the construction industry. The educational intervention proved most effective in increasing AV glove use when the information was shared within the workplace. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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