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.

    Highlights Construction frontline leaders play a critical role in creating and maintaining safety on construction sites however, most don't receive the requisite leadership training needed to do this effectively. The 2.5 h Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) training module, grounded in the safety climate and leadership literatures and developed collaboratively between researchers and industry subject matter experts, resulted in both a practical and useful training module for the construction industry. On January 1, 2017, OSHA included the FSL as an official elective in the OSHA 30-h course beginning which means that over one-hundred thousand construction workers per year will benefit from receiving the training and obtain the skills they need to become effective jobsite safety leaders.


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    Titel :

    Leadership skills for strengthening jobsite safety climate


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    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-04-25


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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