Students Perception of Safety in the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus Educational Laboratories

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• Personal Author:
  Orta Anés L ; Pagán-Santana M
• Description:
  Objective: Laboratory safety in universities is generally observed in terms of security measures in structures and law requirements, while safety components like safety management, safety knowledge and safety culture usually take a back seat in terms of regulations and policies. This study aims to evaluate the safety climate in teaching laboratories at the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus based in the student perception of safety. Methods: The study asks a sample of UPR-Medical Sciences Campus' students to answer a series of pre-established questions that will measure their perceptions about their laboratory work site and its management. Study data is collected and managed using Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) electronic data capture tools. The survey questions are categorized into relevant safety culture areas to include Supervisor and Coordinator Execution, Student Execution, Safety Training and Reinforcement, and Organizational Factors. Results: Responses for each of the statements are ranked using the Likert Scale, commonly known as an agreement scale. In the analysis of the survey's results, mean average Likert Scores are calculated for every statement, as well as percentages for favorable, unfavorable and neutral responses. Conclusion: After the analysis and evaluation of the responses and their resulted ranking, the percentages obtained indicate the need for intervention in one or more of the areas investigated in the survey. A lower percentage in the score points to a higher need for attention. Understanding the safety culture of this kind of academic environment provides a pathway to improvement in safety education and awareness of students in the campus. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Laboratories Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Safety Culture Educational Laboratory Intervention Laboratory Safety Safety Climate Safety Culture Safety Perception Students Training
• Publisher:
  University of South Florida (USF)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Puerto Rico
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064313
• Citation:
  Sunshine ERC Research Poster Session/USF Health Research Day, February 20-22, 2014, Tampa, Florida. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida (USF), 2014 Feb; :15
• Contact Point Address:
  Marysel Pagán-Santana, University of Puerto Rico Industrial Hygiene Program
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Sunshine ERC Research Poster Session/USF Health Research Day, February 20-22, 2014, Tampa, Florida
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ead616752b565647b39f64ba3ea71c8e992fcfe4eb19bc4943c647b17c2ac223cf5bfb9ae439d8d95f6bde757f5d5c7c9cd7eacd04d3d2b5b1087fad19341851
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222804/cdc_222804_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 183.85 KB ]