Article: Sustaining management commitment to workplace health programs: the case of participatory ergonomics/L'implication soutenue de la direction a l'endroit des interventions en matiere de sante et de securite au travail: le cas d'une ergonomie particioative/Sustentar el compromiso de la gerencia respecto a los programas de la salud en el lugar de trabajo: el caso de la ergonomia participativa.

This article investigates management commitment to workplace health and safety through an analysis of the implementation of participatory ergonomic (PE) interventions in three worksites. The PE programs were established to address the burden of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Drawing upon interview and observational data, the analysis examines the evolution of managerial support for PE programs over time and in the context of pressures internal and external to the worksites. Ergonomic Change Teams in all three sites experienced problems establishing authority to act as change agents and in accessing employee time to carry out their activities. Resolution of these ...

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