Weidman, J; Dickerson, D E and Koebel, C T (2016) Effective intervention strategy to improve worker readiness to adopt ventilated tools. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(8): 4016028, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
An effective theory-based intervention strategy is developed to improve worker adoption of a ventilated dust-control tool that reduces dust exposure by 95%. The Prevention through Design Adoption Readiness Model (PtD ARM) was employed to develop educational materials, hands-on training, and worksite cues-to-action. Educational materials were targeted to improve worker knowledge of the health risks associated with construction dusts. Hands-on training was developed with the objective of improving worker self-efficacy regarding the new equipment. Additionally cues-to-action were given to the workers. These cues were hard-hat stickers and t-shirts with reminder slogans. In a pretest/posttest experimental design with control group (n=40), questionnaire data were analyzed using independent t-tests of the gain-scores, and significant changes (p<0.05) were seen in worker self-efficacy, trust-in-technology, and overall readiness to adopt the tool. Theory-based intervention strategies were found to be effective in improving worker willingness to use ventilated tools. The most impactful intervention methods include training regarding risks to worker health, hands-on training with ventilated tools, and cues-to-action reminders to use the tools.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction equipment; construction methods; health hazards; labor and personnel issues |
| Index terms: | questionnaire, exposure, health risk, personnel, health hazard, construction method, intervention strategy, self-efficacy, prevention, readiness model, construction equipment, experimental design |
| Subjects: | human factors and perception, research design and methodology, data collection methods, risk assessment, environmental health, environmental hazards, building construction, construction equipment, financial risk, public and environmental health, management |
| Topics: | Human Resources, Site Management, Health and Safety, Cost Management, Research Practice, Risk Management, Plant and Equipment, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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