Citation

Torp S, Grøgaard JB, Moen BE, Bråtveit M. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2005; 47(8): 829-837.

Affiliation

Centre for Health Promotion in Settings, Faculty of Health Science, Vestfold University College, P.O. Box 2243, N-3103 Tønsberg, Norway. steffen.torp@hive.no

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16093933

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: On the basis of the job demands-control-support model by Karasek and Theorell, we investigated how social and organizational factors influence workers' use of personal protective equipment (PPE). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed among 1420 workers in 203 motor vehicle-repair garages. Multilevel modeling was performed to account for the hierarchical structure of the data. RESULTS: Social and management support correlated positively with PPE use at the worker level. Low demands measured at the garage level and having a health and safety management system at the garage also correlated with active use of PPE. An interaction effect between social support and garage-level demands was observed. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to health information and provision of PPE, focusing on social and organizational factors seems necessary to get more workers to comply with the instructions on PPE use.

Language: en