Research Proposal: Back Injury due to Improper Technique of Manual Handling in Construction Industry

1) Introduction

I have intend to do Back Injury due to improper technique of manual handling in Construction Industry.

2)Aims & Objectives

Identify the main aim or aims, which could if you wish be phrased as research questions, followed by any specific objectives needed to meet the aims.

3)Background / Literature Review

Background / Literature Review This should indicate how the proposed study links to the current state of knowledge.  This can be achieved through an initial literature review – a brief review and discussion of relevant publications in journals, books & internet reports.  

4) Rationale

Explain why you wish to undertake the study, and give a reasoned and justified approach to the proposal. Why, for example, is it of interest either to you, the profession or to the fields of Environmental Health or Health and Safety generally?

I wish to undertake this study due to my profession as a Workplace Safety and Health Officer as I have witnessed personally quite number of back injury due to improper technique of manual handling.

5) Learning Outcomes

Describe the skills and knowledge you expect to acquire in the course of this module. Some of these will be general in nature while others are specific to the particular topic you have chosen.

6)Study Design

 Research Proposal improper technique of manual handling in Construction Industry.

Explain the type of research process you intend to use including  

a) Type of study

b) Type of design

c) Type of data

7) Method of Investigation

Explain how your data collection will be carried out, indicating what methods of data collection you will be using (e.g. site measurements, online search, questionnaire, interviews) and the main sources for this information. For example if you are using a questionnaire you will need to explain how you will choose who it is to be distributed to, how many response you are aiming to collect and so on.

Give an indication of how the collected data will be analyzed. Are you planning statistical tests? Which ones?

8)Ethics

Identify the main ethical issues involved and explain how they are to be dealt with. For example you may be collecting personal information or data which would be of interest to an organization’s commercial rivals or to enforcement bodies. You will need to make arrangements to ensure that information collected is essential for your purposes, that it will be stored securely and destroyed when it is no longer needed, and that your dissertation and any other outputs do not breach confidence in any way.

9)Risks

This section will identify the main risks to your personal health and safety and that of others – participants.

10)Resources Required

A brief estimate of resources needed and approximate costs. Include any travel costs and the production of your final report. If you are not going to pay these costs yourself, you will need to confirm that external support has been agreed. If you plan to use Leeds Beckett’s laboratory facilities, check with the Laboratory Manager that what you are proposing can be supported.

11) Programme Diary

An outline of your work plan with an indication of key dates for completing the various stages of the project.

12) References

A list of the relevant sources which you referred to earlier in the protocol. This is likely to be much shorter than the list of references you will include in your final report. (25 to 30 references relevant to the subject to be made)