Needs Assessment (NA) to determine workers’ experiences |
ITTs over 3 days facilitated by research team |
Week 1 |
ITTs were conducted over 2 weeks due to multiple sites. Some sites had 2 ITTs on same day |
Allowed flexibility in ITTs timing to meet company’s needs |
Provided resources for company to complete their own NA |
Develop Steering Committee (SC) |
Workers and managers invited to participate in an intervention SC |
Week 1 |
SC composition and location changed to work with existing structures |
Adapted SC so company can use existing committee if one is present |
Report generated by Research Team |
Using NA data, a report is generated using a systematic iterative process |
Week 2 |
No adaptations were made to the report. However, an we added a meeting to review the report with company leadership prior to the first SC meeting. |
Add review of the report by company leadership prior to first SC meeting |
Prioritization of intervention topics by SC |
Training on prioritization and action planning process |
Week 3 |
Company selected more than one topic area per cycle as some topics were quick wins and some required longer. |
Company can select more than one topic area per cycle. |
Review report |
Developed FAQs and tip sheets to support in-person training |
Prioritize intervention focus area |
Action planning and implementation of strategies |
Steering committee meetings to develop action plans |
Weeks 4–8 |
Action planning took approx. three months to complete a cycle |
Increased time for each cycle |
Implement action plans between meetings |
Toolbox Talks (TT) with workers |
Toolbox talks on NA topics |
Week 8 |
No adaptations made |
Moved TTs earlier in the intervention cycle |
Toolbox talk to communicate action plans |
Developed new TTs based on company’s priority NA topics |
Developed new TTs based on company’s NA topics |
Sustainability of the program |
Continuing the cycles |
After the program |
Company adapted activities to fit with existing systems and structures |
Developed FAQs/tipsheets for companies on how to complete activities themselves |