title: The efficacy of training for occupational injury control.
abstract: Fifty years after reports that training enhances workplace safety began to appear in the literature, training continues to be considered a practical approach to injury prevention. However, data suggest that workplace training is not commonplace. Studies of the effectiveness of training are reviewed, and successful components of training programs are described.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Cattledge
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005246:Feedback; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*