title: Developing effective health and safety training materials for workers in beryllium-using industries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Despite reduced workplace exposures, beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease still occur. Effective health and safety training is needed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Through an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Targeted Topic Training grant and company partners, we developed a training program. Evaluation and validation included knowledge and training reaction assessments and training impact survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We describe herein the iterative, five-pronged approach: (1) needs assessment; (2) materials development; (3) pilot-testing, evaluation, and material revisions; (4) worker training; and (5) evaluation and validation. Mean posttraining test score increased 14% (82% to 96%; P < 0.005) and were unchanged at 90-day follow-up (94%; P = 0.744). In addition, 49% reported making changes in work practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of a five-pronged training program was effective and well received and resulted in improved work practices. These materials are available on the OSHA Web site.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Denver, CO, USA. mayera@njhealth.org
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Brazile
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Erb
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mroz
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
mesh_terms: D001607:Berylliosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000193:education*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration