Boatman Laura, Chaplan Debra, Teran Suzanne, Welch Laura S
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, California.
Coordinator of Public Programs, Labor Occupational Health Project, University of California at Berkeley, California.
Am J Ind Med. 2015 Aug;58(8):858-69. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22499. Epub 2015 Jul 6.
Ergonomic solutions that have gained acceptance in other industries are often considered not applicable to a construction work environment, even though the industry is characterized by high physical work demands.
We conducted 50 key informant interviews with 23 contractor representatives and 27 union staff, plus 4 focus groups with a total of 48 workers.
Many workers hold the belief that WMSDs are inevitable as part of the job, and did not consistently believe that changing the nature of the work could prevent that injury or pain. The interviewees reported limited availability and accessibility of tested and effective tools that both reduce physical demand and also get the job done efficiently and effectively. Yet for each major obstacle to implementation of ergonomics in the industry identified, the construction professionals we interviewed offered a variety of solutions.
Contractors, unions, and workers need to work together to find actions that work within the parameters of the current economic environment.
尽管建筑行业的特点是体力工作需求高，但在其他行业已获认可的人体工程学解决方案通常被认为不适用于建筑工作环境。
我们对23位承包商代表和27位工会工作人员进行了50次关键 informant 访谈，另外还与总共48名工人进行了4次焦点小组访谈。
许多工人认为工作中出现肌肉骨骼失调症是不可避免的，并不始终认为改变工作性质可以预防此类损伤或疼痛。受访者报告称，既能减少体力需求又能高效完成工作的经过测试且有效的工具数量有限且难以获取。然而，对于我们所确定的该行业实施人体工程学的每一个主要障碍，我们采访的建筑专业人士都提供了多种解决方案。
承包商、工会和工人需要共同努力，在当前经济环境的参数范围内找到可行的行动方案。
