improvements in work environment and workstations,
work schedules and communication. A typical example
is shown in table 18 listing improvements done in a
health care facility in Japan where trained facilitators
assisted group work of nurses in using a Mental Health
Action Checklist. Many of the improvements spread to
other sections that learned their benefits. Based on these
achievements, the workers of the facility are continuing
their participatory interventions in subsequent years.
The use of these group work tools in short-term training
courses has led to numerous improvements in the various
work settings. Many such improvements are displayed
i n we b s i t e s f o r i nt e r - c o u nt r y wo r k i mp r ov e me nt
networks. It is encouraging that websites showing lowcost
improvements achieved as good OSH practices in
industrially developing countries are increasing.