Designing Occupational Safety and Health Training Materials for Clear Communication

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• Personal Author:
  Barlet G ; Sinyai C
• Description:
  Introduction: Printed materials are an essential part of occupational safety and health programs. Public health professionals at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created a Clear Communication Index (CCI) to guide design of health education materials for the general public. Methods: We revised an existing handout on heat exposure hazards in construction using the CCI and tested the old and new versions of the handout with an audience of 425 construction apprentices and journey-level workers. Results: Some features recommended by the CCI-such as the use of subheadings, numbering, and other visual cues-strongly conditioned the readers' understanding of the main message. Conclusions: Design and layout have a significant impact on the delivery of messages in written materials. A communications-based rubric such as the CCI can help writers preparing written occupational safety and health materials for workers and general audiences. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Education Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Health Promotion Hot Temperature Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Clear Communication Index Communication Systems Construction Construction Industry Exposure Levels Hazard Communication Hazards Health Communication Health Literacy Health Programs Heat Heat Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Safety Risk Factors Safety Programs Training Visual Aids

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  431-438
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059926
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Jun; 62(6):431-438
• Contact Point Address:
  Clayton Sinyai, PhD, 7145 Roosevelt Ave, Falls Church, VA 22042
• Email:
  clayton@sinyai.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:717704b3c696629a52af5658c35d1ec3886201c4c0fae08527a6294766878c4809750b4129f65af2d930d7b3dd987637853f04e8f042a6eca1206dd9a46dff74
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223980/cdc_223980_DS1.pdf
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