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An engineer's perspective of the intervention research workshop
Author(s) -
Gressel Michael G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199604)29:4<382::aid-ajim20>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , perspective (graphical) , medicine , hazardous waste , psychological intervention , risk analysis (engineering) , production (economics) , management science , engineering management , engineering ethics , computer science , engineering , nursing , artificial intelligence , economics , macroeconomics , waste management
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. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.