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4.1 KiB
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123 lines
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abstract: 'Technical Education Curricula for Health and Safety (TECHS) is a
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research collaboration between safety and health professionals and
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vocational instructors in three Minnesota colleges. Curriculum
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materials, including full and refresher modules with of classroom
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presentations, lab activities, homework, and quizzes, were developed for
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auto body collision technology (ABCT) and machine tool technology (MTT)
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programs. Curricula were implemented during the 2015-2018 academic
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years. Graduates'' safety-related knowledge, skills, work practices, and
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workplace safety climate were assessed 1 year postgraduation using an
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electronic survey. Responses were received from 71 ABCT and 115 MTT
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graduates. Classroom presentations were used consistently throughout the
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study. Instructors cited a lack of time as the main barrier to using
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other materials (lab activities, homework, and quizzes). Graduates with
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TECHS instruction had significantly greater safety-related knowledge
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overall (both trades) as well as in two topic areas: eye and respiratory
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protection (ABCT) and hearing protection and machine guarding (MTT). Our
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data confirm that nearly all graduates consistently engage in practices
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such as use of safety glasses, hearing protection, and respirators, use
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of machine guards, material handling strategies. At 1 year
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postgraduation, MTT graduates'' work practices related to machine
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guarding improved significantly. Graduates with TECHS instruction had
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improved in about half of the work practices, but statistical
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significance was not achieved. Graduates'' self-reported work practices
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were not significantly correlated with their knowledge or skills. Work
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practices variability was best explained by graduates'' attitudes toward
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safety rules and their rating of the workplace safety climate. TECHS
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findings confirm that classroom instruction alone has little impact on
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graduates'' work practices. We propose institutions formalize their
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commitment to safety and health education by ear-marking teaching time
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for this subject and providing assistance to instructors to facilitate
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curricula integration. Instructors would benefit from learning more
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about trade-specific safety and health, and adult education teaching
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methods. Additional research is needed to understand how students''
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attitudes toward safety change during vocational college attendance and
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the first year of employment in the trade, explore implementation
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supports and barriers at institutional and instructor levels, and assess
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educational effectiveness beyond the end of the academic program. The
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entire curricula are available on the study website
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www.votechsafety.net.'
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affiliation: 'Bejan, A (Corresponding Author), HealthPartners Inst, Minneapolis, MN
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55440 USA.
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Bejan, Anca; Xi, Min; Parker, David L., HealthPartners Inst, Minneapolis, MN 55440
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USA.'
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author: Bejan, Anca and Xi, Min and Parker, David L.
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author-email: anca.x.bejan@healthpartners.com
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author_list:
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- family: Bejan
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given: Anca
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- family: Xi
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given: Min
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- family: Parker
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given: David L.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxz092
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eissn: 2398-7316
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files: []
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issn: 2398-7308
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journal: ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
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keywords: 'auto body collision; machine manufacturing; safety and health; technical
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college; vocational education; young workers'
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keywords-plus: 'OCCUPATIONAL-SAFETY; WORKPLACE SAFETY; CLIMATE; WORKERS; PREVENTION;
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EMPLOYEES; ATTITUDES; INJURIES; STUDENTS; YOUTH'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '63'
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orcid-numbers: Bejan, Anca/0000-0002-7702-0494
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pages: 185-201
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papis_id: c061f7edfd6e9c242a6438917e7f23b5
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ref: Bejan2020outcomessafety
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times-cited: '4'
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title: 'Outcomes of a Safety and Health Educational Intervention in Auto Body and
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Machine Tool Technologies Vocational College Programs: The Technical Education Curricula
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for Health and Safety (TECHS) Study'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000573409300008
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '19'
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volume: '64'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2020'
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