Interactive training improves workplace climate, knowledge, and support towards domestic violence

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• Personal Author:
  Anger WK ; Glass N ; Hanson GC ; Laharnar N ; Perrin N
• Description:
  Background: As Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) affects the workplace, a supportive workplace climate is important. The study evaluated the effectiveness of an "IPV and the Workplace" training on workplace climate towards IPV. Methods: IPV training was provided to 14 intervention counties and 13 control counties (receiving training 6 months delayed). Measures included workplace climate surveys, IPV knowledge test, and workplace observations. Results: (i) Training significantly improved supervisor knowledge on IPV and received positive evaluations, (ii) training improved workplace climate towards IPV significantly which was maintained over time, and (iii) after the training, supervisors provided more IPV information to employees and more IPV postings were available in the workplace. Conclusions: The study provides evidence to support on-site interactive, computer based training as a means for improved workplace safety. IPV and the Workplace training effectively increased knowledge and positively changed workplace climate. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Men Occupational Health Safety Software Staff Development Violence Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Domestic Violence Computer Based Training Computer Programs Employment Leave Policy Employment Protection Law Humans Information Dissemination Intervention Effectiveness Intimate Partner Violence Protective Measures Safety Climate Safety Education Supervisory Personnel Training Violence Prevention Work-environment Workers Workplace Climate Workplace Studies Work Schedules

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048026
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Jul; 59(7):538-548
• Contact Point Address:
  Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
• Email:
  nglass1@jhu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6be167dbbde145315feee07aefb0424600dac3924e665c793ae0080df6d0b77369d89ccde2cd4ab302ea2a4374f05c77001235743a390069b8f86577e0ee3837
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202913/cdc_202913_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 174.57 KB ]