Key Findings from Research: Evaluation of Training Program to Improve Frontline Leaders' Safety Practices

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• Journal Article:
  Key findings from research
• Personal Author:
  Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Goldenhar, Linda M. ; Johnson, Stefanie K. ; Beldon, Marissa A. ; Tessler, Jamie ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Fullen, Mark ; Trieu, Hao
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Research shows that effective frontline supervisory leadership can positively influence job site safety. CPWR developed the 2.5-hour Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) training program to teach construction supervisors five leadership skills they need to strengthen jobsite safety climate and reduce adverse safety-related outcomes. Twenty construction sub-contracting companies were recruited and randomly assigned to either an early or lagged-control training group. Participating supervisors and workers completed surveys at multiple time points before and after the FSL training. Using a quasi-experimental prospective switching replications study design, the authors examined (1) if FSL-trained jobsite leaders would report improved understanding and practice of the FSL leadership skills, safety practices, and crew reporting of safety-related conditions, and (2) if crew members perceived a change in (a) their supervisors' practices, (b) their own safety practices and reporting of safety-related conditions, and (c) overall jobsite safety climate. Linear mixed modelling was used to test changes over time. Read the abstract: http://bit.ly/2ZpJzAr. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Leadership Learning Occupational Health Organizational Culture Prospective Studies Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace Wounds And Injuries

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• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Construction workers; Safety practices; Safety climate; Training research; Supervisory personnel
• Source:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2019 Sep; :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 ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057465
• Email:
  Igoldenhar@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• 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-512:3138886c9bfbecadf4ad5392dab896c000f855020419811f832e663783db98f1dc4df4cd59e15b7c3e38f57bfbae27a8d16d2a4dc687acfef2b77f6f3538b3a5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/150935/cdc_150935_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 55.00 KB ]