title: Response to Weinstock and Slatin's (2012) critique of IWH-NIOSH systematic review of the effectiveness of OSH training.
abstract: This commentary responds to the recent critique by Weinstock and Slatin [1] of our systematic review on the effectiveness of occupational safety and health (OSH) training conducted jointly by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) in Canada and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in the United States [2, 3]. We address misunderstandings of our perspectives on training, especially empowerment training, and the evaluation of such training.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Work & Health (IWH). lrobson@iwh.on.ca
authors.forename: Lynda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: Benjamin C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Amick
authors.forename: Carol M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.forename: Emma L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Irvin
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000193:education*; D017132:Workplace
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