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Engaging Occupational Safety and Health Professionals in Bridging Research and Practice: Evaluation of a Participatory Workshop Program in the Danish Construction Industry

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  • Mikkel Brandt

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Workload, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Ninna Maria Wilstrup

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Workload, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Markus D. Jakobsen

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Workload, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Dwayne Van Eerd

    (Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON M5G 1S5, Canada)

  • Lars L. Andersen

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Workload, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    Sport Sciences—Performance and Technology, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, DK-9100 Aalborg, Denmark)

  • Jeppe Z. N. Ajslev

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Workload, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Abstract

Engaging occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals has scarcely been evaluated as a means for transferring knowledge to practice about physical workload in the construction industry. The aim of this work was to examine how participants used and incorporate research-based knowledge from a three-day training course into practice. Twenty OSH professionals from the Danish construction industry participated in a workshop-training course. Researchers presented new knowledge and results about physically demanding work. The participants selected which themes they wanted to work with and developed an action plan. Evaluation was done using surveys and phone interviews. Analysis was based on how the OSH-professionals describe themselves, organizations, and the construction industry. Participant’s average scores on the level of implementation of their chosen action plans were 3 (on a response scale from 1–5, where 1 is ‘to a very low degree’ and 5 is ‘to a very high degree’) immediately after the workshop program and 2.5 at follow-up. Qualitative evaluations showed that actions had been initiated, and some progress had been made. The participants were satisfied with the workshop course and the possibility to increase their knowledge through inputs from researchers and colleges and strongly believe that they would succeed with implementing their action plans in the future.

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  • Mikkel Brandt & Ninna Maria Wilstrup & Markus D. Jakobsen & Dwayne Van Eerd & Lars L. Andersen & Jeppe Z. N. Ajslev, 2021. "Engaging Occupational Safety and Health Professionals in Bridging Research and Practice: Evaluation of a Participatory Workshop Program in the Danish Construction Industry," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-18, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:16:p:8498-:d:612660
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    1. Minna Rantala & Maria Lindholm & Sari Tappura, 2022. "Supporting Occupational Health and Safety Risk Assessment Skills: A Case Study of Five Companies," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-17, February.
    2. Jeppe Z. N. Ajslev & Jeppe L. Møller & Malene F. Andersen & Payam Pirzadeh & Helen Lingard, 2022. "The Hierarchy of Controls as an Approach to Visualize the Impact of Occupational Safety and Health Coordination," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-14, February.

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