Trainer Evaluation of a Union-based Ten-hour Safety and Health Hazard-awareness Program for U.S. Construction Workers

Abstract

A web-based survey of union-based outreach instructors evaluated training materials developed to teach OSHA ten-hour hazard-awareness courses to members of the construction trades. Respondents taught an average of five ten-hour hazard-awareness courses per year. When asked about hazards commonly encountered by their trainees, 83% identified falls from ladders, with a range of 1–22 hazards identified. Over one third of the trainers taught individuals whose primary languages were not English. Increased interaction with trainees through subsequent phone calls may be a marker of differential training impact.

Keywords:

• OSHA hazardawareness courses
• occupational health and safety
• construction industry
• training