Understanding knowledge transfer in an ergonomics intervention at a poultry processing plant
| Autor: | Robert Parent, Stephen Bornstein, John Molgaard, Louise Leclerc, Nicole Vézina, David M Antle, Scott MacKinnon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Canada
Engineering Knowledge management Organizational culture Poultry Task Performance and Analysis Animals Musculoskeletal Diseases Meat-Packing Industry Health Education business.industry Teaching Debriefing Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Stakeholder Human factors and ergonomics Organizational Culture Participatory ergonomics Occupational Diseases Intervention (law) Knowledge Work (electrical) Ergonomics business Knowledge transfer |
| Zdroj: | Work. 38:347-357 |
| ISSN: | 1051-9815 |
| DOI: | 10.3233/wor-2011-1138 |
| Popis: | This case study reviews the knowledge transfer (KT) process of implementing a knife sharpening and steeling program into a poultry processing plant via a participatory ergonomics intervention. This ergonomics intervention required stakeholder participation at the company level to move a 'train-the-trainer' program, developed in Québec, Canada, into action on the plant's deboning line. Communications and exchanges with key stakeholders, as well as changes in steeling and production behaviours were recorded. The intervention was assumed to be at least partially successful because positive changes in work operations occurred. Ergonomic-related changes such as those documented have been cited in the academic literature as beneficial to worker health. However, several components cited in literature that are associated with a successful participatory ergonomics intervention were not attained during the project. A Dynamic Knowledge Transfer Model was used to identify KT issues that impacted on the success of train-the-trainer program. A debriefing analysis reveals that a failure to consider key participatory ergonomics factors necessary for success were related to capacity deficits in the knowledge dissemination strategy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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