Workers with hand dermatitis and workplace training experiences: A qualitative perspective.
BACKGROUND
Workplace training may help to prevent contact dermatitis, a common work-related disease. Information on the characteristics of existing workplace training programs and worker perceptions of this training is limited.


METHODS
Fourteen workers with suspected occupational contact dermatitis participated in one-on-one, semi-structured interviews. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used to identify interview themes.


RESULTS
Workers expressed a desire for hands-on training with content relevant to their job tasks, favored training from supervisors who had practical experience, and were conflicted about employer motivations for providing training. Few workers had received training on skin protection. In many cases, the training workers had received differed greatly from their desired training.


CONCLUSIONS
Although, workers with contact dermatitis describe having received workplace training, some question its value and effectiveness. This perspective may be attributed not only to the content and methods of training but also the health and safety culture of the workplace. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:69-76, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Bethany
B
Zack
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Occupational Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Canada.
Victoria H
VH
Arrandale
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Department of Occupational Health and Centre for Research in Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Dorothy Linn
DL
Holness
D000328:Adult; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000193:education*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055815:Young Adult
experiences; health care; occupational contact dermatitis; occupational health and safety; prevention; quality of life; skin protection; training; workers; workers’ compensation