title: Trainer evaluation of a union-based ten-hour safety and health hazard-awareness program for U.S. construction workers.
abstract: A web-based survey of union-based outreach instructors evaluated training materials developed to teach OSHA ten-hour hazard-awareness courses to members of the construction trades. Respondents taught an average of five ten-hour hazard-awareness courses per year. When asked about hazards commonly encountered by their trainees, 83% identified falls from ladders, with a range of 1-22 hazards identified. Over one third of the trainers taught individuals whose primary languages were not English. Increased interaction with trainees through subsequent phone calls may be a marker of differential training impact.
authors.affiliation: UIC SPH EOHS-M/C 922, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Rosemary K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sokas
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nickels
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.forename: Janie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gittleman
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trahan
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007318:Inservice Training; D020407:Internet; D007750:Labor Unions; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States