Final Project Report for Development and Delivery of Multimedia Miner Health and Safety Training

Details

• Personal Author:
  Braun RW ; Braun RW
• Corporate Authors:
  Safety Solutions International, Inc. ; Safety Solutions International, Inc.
• Description:
  The mining industry must protect workers from hazards they face every day. In most energy and extractive industries, primary responsibility for worker safety lies with frontline supervisors. Most supervisors, however, are promoted because they were experts at certain tasks. It is uncommon for them to be trained in the skills needed to be an effective leader or motivate others how to work safely. Mining companies are now embracing safety management systems and development of "zero harm" cultures to move beyond compliance-based safety. Supervisors need to be trained in these techniques, as well as learning and leadership skills for knowledge transfer and retention. The workforce is changing and growing more diverse in age, gender, background, and national origin. Supervisors must be prepared to deal with these challenges to cultivate a safe and productive workplace. Dealing with the health and safety of workers in today's work environment requires a different approach. Supervisors need to adapt to workplace changes and deal with people entering the workforce, regardless of age, gender, culture, or origin. Frontline supervisors responsible for keeping their crews safe must be trained to understand their workers, communicate effectively with them, motivate them to work together, and train them to work safely. The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and Safety Solutions International, Inc, developed a two-day training course entitled "P-P-E for Leaders: Leadership Development for Frontline Supervisors" to begin the process of training supervisors to become more effective leaders introducing them to these critical issues and the key role they play in safety and productivity. The team investigated workforce changes and developed a training strategy for an innovative 16- hour curriculum providing opportunities for trainees to practice new leadership skills with hands-on activities, case studies, group work, and reflection exercises. Facilitators practice and model effective communication and adult learning techniques. Trainees are given time to reflect on what they learned and develop personal goals to address challenges they face in their jobs. Participants are provided a workbook and encouraged to develop written goals or capture ideas about how to implement and apply their new knowledge. Over 740 supervisors were trained and overwhelming reported that the "P-P-E for Leaders: Leadership Development for Frontline Supervisors" course provided the leadership development and applied skills for supervisors to become effective leaders. Participants agreed the course would have a positive effect upon their behavior. A documentary film was also developed using story telling as another learning tool focusing on a mining disaster to increase awareness among mine rescue and emergency management personnel. UTA's Film and Video Art team used leading edge video production concepts to produce a video story to be used as a tool to sustain training. We developed, produced, and distributed 4,000 copies of the "Remember Wilberg" fire that communicates operational risks and emergency response through a moving and memorable story while documenting those historical events for future generations. The knowledge gained from both of these knowledge transfer tools provides the basis for future intervention research to improve safety and health in the mining industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communication Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Communication Research Mine Safety Mining Industry Safety Education Safety Programs Supervisory Personnel Training Research
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports   ; Grant Final Reports  
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Final Cooperative Agreement Report ; Final Cooperative Agreement Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs ; OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053622
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2019-100195
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U60-OH-010795, 2017 Nov; :1-21
• Contact Point Address:
  Robert W. Braun, Director, Safety & Health Programs,The University of Texas at Arlington, Division for Enterprise Development, PO Box 19197, 140 West Mitchell Street, Arlington, Texas 76019
• Email:
  robbraun@uta.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining ; Mining
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas at Arlington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20140901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20170831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9ce47d72c637d8960c1ba5b7e78e3c8ae5d3ac250e80b6e7d166eac3fc0dcced3366d552125ad6662f4eac0e4682acf1d97222ac78426908669156207ab08658
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218772/cdc_218772_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 447.32 KB ]