| The effect of first aid training on Australian construction workers' occupational health and safety motivation and risk control behavior. | |
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PMID: 12216447 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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METHOD: A 24-week experiment was conducted to assess how first aid training affects the motivation of small business construction industry employees in avoiding occupational injuries and illnesses and its effect on their occupational health and safety behavior. A simplified multiple baseline design across workplace settings was used to evaluate the effects of first aid training. Participants' motivation to control occupational safety and health risks was explored during in-depth interviews before and after receipt of first aid training. Objective measurement of occupational safety and health behavior was conducted by a researcher directly observing the workplace before and after participants received first aid training. RESULTS: The observations at participants' worksites suggested that, for the most part, the first aid training had a positive effect on the occupational safety and health behavior of participants. First aid training appeared to reduce participants' "self--other" bias, making them more aware that their own experience of occupational safety and health risks is not beyond their control but that their own behavior is an important factor in the avoidance of occupational injury and illness. First aid training also appeared to reduce participants' willingness to accept prevailing levels of occupational safety and health risk and increase the perceived probability that they would suffer a work-related injury or illness. Participants expressed greater concern about taking risks at work after receiving first aid training. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: It appears that first aid training enhances participants' motivation to avoid occupational injuries and illnesses and improves their risk control behavior. The implications of this are that first aid training can have a positive preventive effect and could complement traditional occupational health and safety training programs. As such, there may be benefit in providing first aid training to all employees rather than limiting this training to a small number of designated "first aiders." |
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Authors:
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Helen Lingard |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of safety research Volume: 33 ISSN: 0022-4375 ISO Abbreviation: J Safety Res Publication Date: 2002 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-09-09 Completed Date: 2002-10-18 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1264241 Medline TA: J Safety Res Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 209-30 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. h.lingard@architecture.unimelb.edu.au |
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Accident Prevention Accidents, Occupational / prevention & control* Adult First Aid* Health Behavior* Health Education* Humans Middle Aged Occupational Health |
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