title: An engineer's perspective of the intervention research workshop.
abstract: As an engineer practicing in the area of engineering controls for the reduction of occupational exposures to hazardous agents, the Intervention Research Workshop studies appeared to be effective for the studied situations, yet the models may not be applicable across a wide range of intervention possibilities. A more generic model might be more appropriate, perhaps a business model. Dr. W. Edwards Deming has proposed a model for the production of goods and services. If we can view interventions as products which need to be sold to potential customers, perhaps this type of model would be more effective across a wide range of intervention strategies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gressel
mesh_terms: D004738:Engineering; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017751:Safety Management
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances