School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X323, Arcadia, 0007, Pretoria, South Africa.
School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X323, Arcadia, 0007, Pretoria, South Africa; SAMRC Unit for Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X323, Arcadia, 0007, Pretoria, South Africa.
Appl Ergon. 2019 Feb;75:83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.09.003. Epub 2018 Sep 19.
The focus of this study was on the possibility of implementing an office ergonomics programme as part of a broader workplace health initiative at a South African research organisation. We explored the perspectives of actors in the workplace regarding organisational barriers and facilitators to implementing ergonomic interventions. This qualitative study presents the perspectives of three workplace actor groups: operational managers (n = 4); health and safety representatives (n = 9); and office employees (n = 4) who were involved in a previous ergonomic assessments that proposed several corrective and preventive actions. Eight factors emerged as either barriers or as simultaneous barriers and facilitators to the implementation of proposed ergonomic interventions. These are: organisational culture; information and specialist support; funding; support from operational managers; attitude towards changes; general organisational awareness; individual knowledge of ergonomics; and support from colleagues. This study is one of the first in South Africa to investigate the perspectives of workplace actors in an office setting with regard to factors that influence implementation of ergonomics initiatives to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
本研究的重点是探讨在南非研究机构中，作为更广泛的工作场所健康倡议的一部分，实施办公人体工程学计划的可能性。我们探讨了工作场所中各利益相关方对实施人体工程学干预措施的组织障碍和促进因素的看法。这项定性研究介绍了三个工作场所利益相关方群体的观点：运营经理（n=4）；健康和安全代表（n=9）；以及办公室员工（n=4），他们参与了之前的人体工程学评估，提出了几项纠正和预防措施。有 8 个因素被认为是实施拟议的人体工程学干预措施的障碍或同时的障碍和促进因素。这些因素包括：组织文化；信息和专业支持；资金；运营经理的支持；对变革的态度；一般组织意识；个人人体工程学知识；以及同事的支持。这项研究是南非首次在办公室环境中调查工作场所利益相关方对影响实施人体工程学举措以减少与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病的因素的看法。
