OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING FOR TELEWORKERS

远程工作人员的职业安全与健康培训

• 批准号: 6646231
• 负责人: SUSAN S HARRINGTON
• 金额: $ 33.58万
• 依托单位: HARRINGTON SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-15 至 2005-09-14
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6646231
• 关键词: DVD /CD ROM; Internet; accidental falls; clinical research; computer assisted instruction; educational resource design /development; ergonomics; fire prevention; health education; human subject; injury prevention; occupational health /safety; radon; safety equipment; telecommunications; training; work site

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this research is to reduce the risk of occupational injury and illness to employees who telecommute from their homes (telework). The rapid growth of teleworking has raised several social and legal issues regarding an employer's responsibility for an employee's home office. OSHA policy states that employers are not responsible for home offices; yet, teleworkers may be more at risk from occupational safety and health hazards than their co-workers who commute. In a traditional workplace, risk factors are controlled or eliminated by the employer, building owner, or fire marshal. In the home workplace, employees must control or eliminate risk factors on their own. The Phase I pilot study on ergonomics demonstrated the need for teleworker safety training. Over 85% of participants indicated that they had never received teleworker training before and 48% indicated that they had experienced discomfort while teleworking. In the pilot test of the prototype ergonomics module, the training significantly improved participants' knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Phase II will expand the research to include the development of modules on fire safety, electrical safety, radon, and falls/tripping. HSA will conduct a national field test and follow-up study. The program will be delivered in CD-ROM and web-based formats.

描述（由申请人提供）：这项研究的目的是减少对从房屋（远程办公室）进行远程办公的员工的职业伤害和疾病的风险。远程办公的快速增长引发了有关雇主对雇员家庭办公室责任的几个社会和法律问题。 OSHA政策指出，雇主不对家庭办事处负责；但是，与上下班的同事相比，远程工作者可能面临职业安全和健康危害的风险。在传统的工作场所中，雇主，建筑所有者或消防元帅控制或消除了危险因素。在家庭工作场所，员工必须自己控制或消除风险因素。 第一阶段的人体工程学试验研究表明，需要进行远程工作人员的安全培训。超过85％的参与者表示，他们以前从未接受过远距离培训，而48％的参与者表示他们在远程办公时经历了不适。在原型人体工程学模块的试点测试中，培训显着改善了参与者的知识，态度和实践。 第二阶段将扩大研究，以包括开发有关消防安全，电气安全，ra和跌倒/绊倒的模块的开发。 HSA将进行全国现场测试和后续研究。该程序将以CD-ROM和基于Web的格式提供。