Teen worker safety training: methods used, lessons taught, and time spent

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• Personal Author:
  Zierold KM
• Description:
  Safety training is strongly endorsed as one way to prevent teens from performing dangerous tasks at work. The objective of this mixed methods study was to characterize the safety training that teenagers receive on the job. From 2010 through 2012, focus groups and a cross-sectional survey were conducted with working teens. The top methods of safety training reported were safety videos (42 percent) and safety lectures (25 percent). The top lessons reported by teens were "how to do my job" and "ways to spot hazards." Males, who were more likely to do dangerous tasks, received less safety training than females. Although most teens are getting safety training, it is inadequate. Lessons addressing safety behaviors are missing, training methods used are minimal, and the time spent is insignificant. More research is needed to understand what training methods and lessons should be used, and the appropriate safety training length for effectively preventing injury in working teens. In addition, more research evaluating the impact of high-quality safety training compared to poor safety training is needed to determine the best training programs for teens. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Adolescent Aging Behavior Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Adolescents Age-groups Attitude Author Keywords: Safety Training Humans Injury-prevention Methods Of Training Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety Lessons Training Work-environment Workers Working Teens

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• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  25-41
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047387
• Citation:
  New Solut 2015 Jan; 25(1):25-41
• Contact Point Address:
  K. M. Zierold, School of Public Health, University of Louisville, 485 East Gray Street, Louisville, KY 40202
• Email:
  kmzier02@louisville.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Louisville
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090801
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20120731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:97e22b06b012933714278cff5d54c1d40a440437559a19866cd76808c7356ad87168cd6c2413581e8e071a9111fe0675dfaa5120192811944f894b91488edf4e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202464/cdc_202464_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 131.92 KB ]