Job, organizational and individual predictors of a successful implementation of an ergonomic training program are evaluated in a single case study. 116 employees in a large production company underwent a comprehensive ergonomic training. Transfer of the training into practice was measured by the number of ergonomic improvements which were realized in the company. Job, organizational and individual variables explained 35% of the variance of the training transfer. Psycho-social resistance attitudes and missing management support were found to be the most important inhibitors of implementation success.
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