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Does Company Size Affect the Impact of a Safety Leadership Training Program?
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2020
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Description:Change in frontline supervisors’ safety leadership practices after participating in a leadership training program: Does company size matter?
Natalie V. Schwakta, Linda M. Goldenhar, Stefanie K. Johnson.
Journal of Safety Research, 2020.
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.
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