Effectively Recognizing Hazards: Which Competencies Are Most Critical for a ‘Competent Person’ to Adequately Perform a Workplace Examination?

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• Personal Author:
  Eiter BM ; Hrica JK ; Willmer DR
• Description:
  Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) are conducting studies to help the crushed stone, sand and gravel industry prepare its workers to perform more effective workplace examinations. In one study conducted at NIOSH's Virtual lmmersion and Simulation Laboratory (VISLab), researchers created a search task within a virtual surface stone mine to study how workers with varying years of work experience identify hazards. They instructed participants, including safety professionals, mineworkers and student volunteers, to search the environment for hazards as if they were performing a real workplace examination. Safety professionals outperformed the other participant groups by finding 61 percent of the hazards. While this was more than the other participant groups, there is still room to improve hazard recognition skills for all levels of experience. To further explore hazard recognition and how mineworkers can improve their ability to find hazards at their work location, NIOSH researchers are beginning to characterize which competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) are considered critical when performing workplace exams. Each day, mineworkers conduct these examinations at worksites with the goal of finding and mitigating hazards before they cause injury or death. Previous research indicates that several different competencies may influence a worker's ability to successfully identify and mitigate hazards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Hazard Controls Hazard Identification Hazard Recognition Mine Safety And Health Administration Mine Workers Mining Industry MSHA Occupational Hazards Performance Tests Regulations Safety Education Safety Personnel Safety Programs Safety Research Sand And Gravel Mines Simulation Methods Stone Mines Teaching Training Virtual Reality Work Experience Workplace Monitoring

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0032-0293
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  110
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051793
• Citation:
  Pit Quarry 2018 Mar; 110(9):114,116-121
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pit & Quarry
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227689/cdc_227689_DS1.pdf
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