It has adapted the traditional Hierarchy of Controls, a prioritization strategy validated over decades of safety interventions, to apply to TWH efforts. A literature review identified TWH interventions and categorized them according to the controls used from the adapted Hierarchy of Controls.
Take-home messages:
- TWH intervention tactics from each Hierarchy level have produced measurable, positive changes in the workplace
- The majority of TWH interventions have employed control tactics or methods classified as Educate, the least preferred tactic
- Most interventions used more than one control strategy from the Hierarchy of Controls
- Most interventions were aimed at employees, often combined with supervisors
Learning Outcomes
Rationale for a Total Worker Health (TWH) intervention
Restatement of the hierarchy of controls by NIOSH to reflect the TWH definition
The range of TWH interventions that have had a positive impact on workplaces and workforces
Which types of controls are used most frequently in TWH interventions
How some TWH interventions used multiple controls while others used only one
