Background

The surface mining industry has one of the highest fatality rates among private industries in the United States. Despite recent decreases in the fatality rates of comparable industries, the fatality rate in the surface mining industry has increased. Meanwhile, a lack of safety research in surface mining has hindered efforts to improve safety strategies in the surface mining workplace.

Method

This study examined quarry workers' hazard identification skills by conducting a case study of a surface mining facility in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Semistructured interviews were conducted with eight quarry workers who were employed at the mine facility. In addition to the interviews, data were collected through field notes, notes from an expert meeting with safety managers, and site photographs to explore quarry workers' safety behaviors in the workplace.

Results

The results showed that quarry workers identified hazards and improved their safety performance by translating safety knowledge learned from training into practice, acquiring hands-on work experience, learning from coworkers, and sharing responsibilities among team members.

Conclusion

This study contributes to understanding quarry workers' safe performance beyond what they have learned in safety training to include their interaction with other workers and hand-on experience in the workplace. This study informs practitioners in the surface mining industry to build a safe work environment as they design effective safety programs for employees.

中文翻译：

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通过正式和非正式的安全培训促进采石场工人的危害识别

背景

露天采矿业是美国私营行业中死亡率最高的行业之一。尽管最近可比行业的死亡率有所下降，但露天采矿业的死亡率却有所上升。同时，缺乏露天采矿安全研究阻碍了改善露天采矿工作场所安全策略的努力。

方法

本研究通过对美国中大西洋地区的露天采矿设施进行案例研究，检验了采石场工人的危险识别技能。对受雇于矿山设施的八名采石场工人进行了半结构化访谈。除了访谈之外，还通过现场记录、与安全经理的专家会议记录和现场照片收集数据，以探索采石场工人在工作场所的安全行为。

结果

结果表明，采石场工人通过将培训中学到的安全知识转化为实践、获得实践工作经验、向同事学习以及在团队成员之间分担责任来识别危险并提高他们的安全绩效。

结论

这项研究有助于了解采石场工人的安全表现，超越他们在安全培训中学到的知识，包括他们与其他工人的互动和工作场所的实践经验。本研究告知露天采矿业的从业人员在为员工设计有效的安全计划时建立安全的工作环境。