Key Findings from Research: Does Company Size Affect the Impact of a Safety Leadership Training Program?

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• Journal Article:
  Key findings from research
• Personal Author:
  Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Goldenhar, Linda M. ; Johnson, Stefanie K.
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Most construction contractors believe that strong frontline leadership is critical for establishing an effective safety program. However, a 2012 survey found that more than 90% of construction workers worked for small- and medium-sized companies, and those firms may not have the resources to help supervisors develop the leadership skills needed to build a strong job site safety climate. The authors of this study previously created the Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) training program, which teaches supervisors skills they need to practice on site to be effective safety leaders, such as Leading by Example, Actively Listening, and Practicing 3-Way Communication. An evaluation of the FSL showed that supervisors participating in its training demonstrated improved understanding of safety leadership skills, use of the skills, and crew-reported use of safety-related practices, compared to non-trained frontline leaders. For this paper, the authors conducted additional analyses on data collected for the earlier study to determine if leadership skills post-training differed depending on company size. Read the abstract: https://bit.ly/330u2eP. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Leadership Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Small Business
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Injury prevention; Safety practices; Supervisory personnel; Small businesses
• Source:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Nov; :1
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  production of this document was supported by cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067609
• Email:
  lgoldenhar@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cbd5ebf9c20849eb6b3274889094231f51af3d9e3ec0257f97e4dccc9c08dbd5ddc08cd5697b3a1c1e573877afe500746dd0e07dffb1fbe98b437cb6989b26b5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/148132/cdc_148132_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.27 KB ]