Essential Elements for Effective Safety and Health Education in Postsecondary Construction Career Technical Education

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• Personal Author:
  Bush D ; Chang C ; Myers D ; Rauscher, Kimberly ; Bush D ; Chang C ; Myers D ; Rauscher, Kimberly
• Description:
  Because Career Technical Education (CTE) programs at the community/technical college level are among the few places new construction workers receive training or preparation, they are an important vehicle for educating new and young workers about occupational health and safety (OSH). We developed recommendations for (1) OSH "core competencies" that all postsecondary construction students should achieve and (2) "essential elements" for OSH education in construction training programs. Based on a review of the literature, subject matter expert focus groups, and iterative engagement with an expert advisory group, we identified fourteen core competencies and a list of essential supporting elements at the school, program, and instructor levels. Knowledge and recognition of the importance of effective safety and health management systems served as the foundation for elements and competencies. Findings provide an important starting point for systematically improving the preparation of construction CTE students that can help keep them safe on the job. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Education Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Young Workers Career Technical Education Construction Industry Health And Safety Training Occupational Safety And Health Training Vocational Education Young Workers
• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  53-75
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057301
• Citation:
  New Solut 2019 May; 29(1):53-75
• Contact Point Address:
  Diane Bush, 2199 Addison St., Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
• Email:
  dbush@berkeley.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:01a30c30bf9a5143c3b0b7b7318a3d4c04ddefbfa0004324e43f7403edbc4821997ff3c0fe4c5d9d4588254688977bc08499a339e533f37ea16a8de872ee0b79
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214696/cdc_214696_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 192.99 KB ]