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Title: Impact of Case Studies in Toolbox Safety Talks


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Impact of Case Studies in Toolbox Safety Talks
Terri Heidotting, Ed.D. and Carol Stephenson,
Ph.D. (Education and Information Division) Herb
Linn, M.S. and Paul Keane (Division of Safety
Research) Lani Boldt, M.S. and Floyd Varley
(Spokane Research Laboratory)
Participant Feedback
  • Toolbox talks consist of brief (10-15 minute)
    weekly workplace safety training sessions
    (talks) that are conducted at the worksite.
  • Also called tailgate talks, these safety
    sessions are commonly used in wide range of
    industries such as, construction, mining, and
    agriculture
  • These safety talks are typically conducted by the
    site supervisor, foreman, safety supervisor, or
    senior employee

Instructors
Employees
  • Formative Evaluation
  • Conceptualization of goals and objectives to
    meet identified training needs
  • Process Evaluation
  • Development and field testing of draft training
    materials and data collection instruments
  • Outcome Evaluation
  • Controlled study to identify critical elements
    and evaluate outcomes
  • Impact Assessment
  • Examination of longitudinal outcomes for impact
    of training on trainees and workplaces
  • NIOSH Publication Number 99-142
  • Website http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/99-142.html
  • Want to present quality materials that will keep
    the employees interest and encourage their
    participation
  • Typical toolbox materials are pretty lame
  • Employees arent paying attentiondont care to
    be therethey want to sign their name and leave.
  • Want materials that are easy to use
  • Dont have (pre-training) preparation time
  • Reported that discussion questions pertaining to
    the case study facilitated participation and
    interest
  • Want quality materials that are interesting
  • Ineffective toolbox talks are rushed for time
    youre going to lose your interest right off the
    bat
  • Real-life case studies would get my attention
  • Reported they could relate to the person in the
    case study
  • Case studies made information easier to remember

Real Life Incident A carpenter and his co-worker
were overcome by carbon monoxide (CO) when they
entered a basement area where a gasoline-powered
generator was lowered into the basement to
serve as the source of power..
Ongoing Data Collection
  • Collecting qualitative and quantitative data
  • Treatment conditions
  • Treatment with case study
  • Control without case study
  • Data collection and analyses
  • Instructor and worker feedback through focus
    groups
  • Pre/Post-training surveys of knowledge and safety
    attitudes
  • Post-training satisfaction survey
  • Workplace behavioral observations
  • Instructor feedback surveys
  • Study participants from
  • Residential and commercial construction
  • Sand and gravel mining

Meeting Stakeholder Needs
  • Though data collection is ongoing, preliminary
    analyses revealed that including case studies in
    toolbox talks
  • Enhances worker participation and interest
  • Leads to greater knowledge retention
  • May enhance worker attitudes towards the use of
    safe work practices
  • Data collection continues through end of 2003
  • Stakeholder focus groups revealed the importance
    of case studies (also referred to as stories or
    narratives) towards enhancing the quality of the
    toolbox talk safety training.
  • Stakeholders also emphasized the need for quality
    training materials that
  • Are inexpensive and easily accessible
  • Have a wide variety of safety topics
  • Have been evaluated for their effectiveness
  • Have been developed with industry input
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