Allowing for MSD prevention during facilities planning for a public service: an a posteriori analysis of 10 library design projects.
Research was conducted to identify an ergonomics-based intervention model designed to factor in musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention when library projects are being designed. The first stage of the research involved an a posteriori analysis of 10 recent redesign projects. The purpose of the analysis was to document perceptions about the attention given to MSD prevention measures over the course of a project on the part of 2 categories of employees: librarians responsible for such projects and personnel working in the libraries before and after changes. Subjects were interviewed in focus groups. Outcomes of the analysis can guide our ergonomic assessment of current situations and contribute to a better understanding of the way inclusion or improvement of prevention measures can support the workplace design process.
Bellemare
Marie
M
Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Université Laval, Québec, QUE, Canada.
Trudel
Louis
L
Ledoux
Elise
E
Montreuil
Sylvie
S
Marier
Micheline
M
Laberge
Marie
M
Vincent
Patrick
P
D006804:Ergonomics / Q000379:methods*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007990:Libraries; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors