| The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a brochure about ergonomics and sheet metal work to determine if it aids sheet metal workers in their awareness and knowledge on the causes, symptoms, and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). A true post-only between-subjects experimental design was used to test the hypotheses that sheet metal workers who read written ergonomics educational material will have greater (a) awareness of their susceptibility to, the symptoms of, and preventative actions for WMSDs; and (b) knowledge about the causes, symptoms, and prevention of WMSDs than will sheet metal workers who do not read the brochure. Overall, the findings did not support the hypotheses because the measurements were not reliable enough to detect sheet metal workers having greater awareness or greater knowledge of their susceptibility to, symptoms of, and preventative actions for WMSDs after reading the ergonomics educational material. |
