Leadership skills for strengthening jobsite safety climate |
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| Institution: | 1. CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Ave Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA;2. Department of Environmental & Occupational Health / Researcher, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Denver, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;3. University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business, 995 Regent Drive 419UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;1. CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Ave Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA;2. Department of Environmental & Occupational Health / Researcher, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Denver, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;3. University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business, 995 Regent Drive 419UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;1. Center for Transportation Research, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, 600 Henley Street, 309 Conference Center Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4133, USA;2. Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30030, USA;1. University of Paris VIII and French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (Ifsttar), AME-LPC, 25 allée des Marronniers, CS 90508, 78008 VERSAILLES Cedex, France;2. Federal University of Paraná, Department of Psychology, Praça Santos Andrade, 50 – Prédio Histórico da UFPR, Sala 214, CEP 80020-300 Curitiba, Brazil;3. Ifsttar, AME-LPC, 25 allée des Marronniers, CS 90508, 78008 VERSAILLES Cedex, France;1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States;2. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States;1. School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu，China;2. National Engineering Laboratory of Integrated Transportation Big Data Application Technology, West Park, High-Tech District, Chengdu, China;3. Department of Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States |
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| Abstract: | Introduction: Construction foremen may lack the leadership skills needed to create a strong jobsite safety climate. Many construction companies address this by sending their lead workers to the OSHA 30-h course; however the course does not include a leadership training module. This article describes the development and pilot testing of such a module and evaluation surveys designed to address this training gap. Methods: A 17-member curriculum development team, numerous subject matter experts, and an instructional design company helped us develop a comprehensive set of teaching resources and a set of survey instruments for evaluating the materials' effectiveness on improving safety leadership and safety climate. All materials and surveys were pilot tested with representative members of the target population. Results: Pilot surveys showed high reliability and data collected on the resulting Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) module indicated that the majority of foremen thought the training was helpful or valuable, particularly the discussion questions. The majority said they intended to use the skills on the jobsite. With the exception of the role-play activities, the trainers rated highly all other components, especially the videos and discussion questions. Modifications were made to the training materials and surveys based on pilot test findings. The most important result of the development and pilot testing efforts is that the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) included the FSL as an elective in the OSHA 30-h course. Conclusions: The FSL module fills a needed skills gap by providing safety leadership training to all foremen who might otherwise not have access to it through their company or union. The continued success of the FSL training will be ensured by dissemination via the OSHA 30-h course, an established nationwide safety training program. Practical applications: The FSL training module has already been widely accepted by the construction industry as a useful approach for providing construction foremen/See new abstract lead workers with the knowledge and skills they need to become more effective jobsite safety leaders. |
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