Implementation of the Participative Ergonomics for Manual tasks (PErforM) programme at four Australian underground coal mines

Participatory ergonomics: co-developing interventions to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal symptoms in business drivers

“…It is proposed that the main impact of the research is seen at the managerial level where efforts were being made to effect change. This is a key output of the study and demonstrates that a participatory approach can be beneficial in gaining and solidifying management commitment to reducing risk (Burgess-Limerick et al, 2007).…”

Explicit and implicit theories of change when designing and implementing preventive ergonomics interventions – a systematic literature review

“…Thirteen of these publications referred to an explicit theory or model concerning the process of change (17,(57)(58)(59)(60)(61)(62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68). Altogether, 12 different theories, named by the publications as cited below, were identified in the reviewed papers.…”

“…Referring to a specific theory, but vaguely explaining how the intervention relates to that theory N=1 (58) Referring to a specific theory; strategy for implementation firmly rooted in theory N=12 (17,57,59,64,(77)(78)(79)(80)(81)(82)(83)(84) No reference to a change theory, and no reference for the intervention strategy either N= 4 (87,88,90,96) Referring to results from previous research, but not stating a particular theory of change N=13 (66,85,86,89,(91)(92)(93)(94)(95)(97)(98)(99)(100) Intervention strategy …”

“…Altogether, 12 different theories, named by the publications as cited below, were identified in the reviewed papers. Theories containing (elements of) participatory ergonomics were the most frequently referred to by five studies in total (57,58,64,65,67). These were referred to as a cooperative inquiry model; reactive ergonomics intervention process or participatory theory/model.…”

“…This model illustrates the extent to which authors argue for the pedagogical ideas conveyed in their texts and not simply take them for granted. Thirteen articles (17,(57)(58)(59)(60)(61)(62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68) reported interventions with reference to an explicit theory of change, and also established the change strategy firmly on basis of that theory; these articles were thus assigned to the upper right quadrant (figure 1). For example, a study might explicitly claim to base its intervention on the theory of diffusion of innovation (90) and consequently employ a strategy involving participants in the change process, relying on extensive communication as a core element.…”