A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Training and Education for the Protection of Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Amick B ; Bielecky A ; Boldt L ; Chan S ; Clarke J ; Cullen K ; Eggerth D ; Grubb P ; Heidotting T ; Irvin E ; Peters R ; Robson, Lynda S. ; Rotunda C ; Schulte P ; Stephenson C ; Wang A
• Description:
  Occupational health and safety (OHS) training is an important part of managing workplace hazards and risks. Such training may involve instruction on identifying occupational risks and how to control them, learning about safe workplace practices and how to properly use personal protective equipment. Businesses want to know whether training can meet the goals of decreasing workplace injuries and illness, and whether the cost of training programs can be justified. This systematic review was conducted to determine whether OHS training and education programs have a beneficial effect on workers and firms. The review showed that: 1. Workplace education and training programs have a positive impact on OHS practices of workers. However, there is not enough high quality evidence to show whether OHS training on its own has an impact on health (for example, by reducing injuries or symptoms). 2. There is currently insufficient evidence to determine whether a single session of high engagement training has a greater impact compared to a single session of low/medium engagement training. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Injury-prevention Personal-protective-equipment Safety-education Safety-practices Safety-research Training Work-practices
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2010127
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Pennsylvania ; Texas ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-140
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036511
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2010-107337
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-127, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Institute for Work & Health, 2010 Jan; :1-140
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:550b1a04db04afd4aad47a3a463e4473180bf4fbb2a17eb828ba7bd5a0411a11483ff0c103e6bce4cdb8d47baadac8468721d228b20e8dd258034af4eca0f98a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209934/cdc_209934_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.31 MB ]