title: Hazardous waste worker education. Long-term effects.
abstract: This study illustrates how a union education center successfully integrated adult empowerment education principles into the teaching methods and curriculum of a health and safety training program. The 12-month follow-up phone survey involved 481 local union respondents each representing a separate plant site and a group of 50 manager trainees. The evaluation shows that the training manual continued to be used by more than 70% of respondents, more than 70% taught coworkers, more than 50% of union trainees went on to train their managers, and more than 90% identified problems at work and sought and obtained changes in programs, training, or equipment. More than 20% reported that major spills had occurred following training. The majority stated that the handling of the spills improved. More than 80% stated that the training better prepared them for their health and safety duties. The managers' data substantially supported union members' reports.
authors.affiliation: United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, Akron, OH.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: McQuiston
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Wallerstein
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Morawetz
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ortlieb
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D004189:Disaster Planning; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007750:Labor Unions; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste