ABSTRACT

Adolescents and young adults working in agriculture are at greater risk of injury. We describe the development of an online safety and health training for people who hire, teach, or supervise young agricultural workers. The online training targeted specific skills supervisors can use to effectively supervise, train, and communicate with young workers about health and safety hazards that impact injury risk. Consistent with NIOSH’s evidence-based Total Worker Health® approach, the training integrated safety and health promotion and was also informed by behavioral change theories. An iterative approach was used to develop and evaluate the training. A content review provided feedback on topics and organization of material. Safety and health experts assessed the revised training content and rated the training topics on clarity, accuracy, and completeness. Finally, a pilot study with employers and health and safety professionals was used to evaluate the training materials. The content review suggested ways to reorganize the material to improve flow and reduce redundancy. Ratings of clarity, accuracy, and completeness were high, ranging from 5 to 7 (mean ratings from 5.8 to 7.0) on a scale of 1 (“does not do this at all”) to 7 (“does this very well”). The pilot study led to changes in wording and items used to assess knowledge. A theoretically-informed approach was used to develop an online supervisor training to increase awareness and build skills. An iterative process that included expert review, evaluation of learning competencies, and a pilot study with the end-users is described.

摘要

从事农业工作的青少年和年轻人受伤的风险更大。我们描述了针对雇用、教导或监督年轻农业工人的人员的在线安全和健康培训的发展。针对特定技能的在线培训主管可以用来有效地监督、培训年轻工人并就影响伤害风险的健康和安全隐患与年轻工人进行沟通。与 NIOSH 循证的 Total Worker Health® 方法一致，培训整合了安全和健康促进，并以行为改变理论为基础。使用迭代方法来开发和评估培训。内容审查提供了有关主题和材料组织的反馈。安全与健康专家对修订后的培训内容进行了评估，并对培训主题的清晰度、准确性和完整性进行了评级。最后，与雇主以及健康和安全专业人员进行了一项试点研究来评估培训材料。内容审查提出了重新组织材料以改善流程并减少冗余的方法。清晰度、准确性和完整性的评分很高，范围从 5 到 7（平均评分从 5.8 到 7.0），评分范围为 1（“根本不这样做”）到 7（“做得很好”）。该试点研究导致了用于评估知识的措辞和项目的变化。采用基于理论的方法来开发在线主管培训，以提高意识和培养技能。描述了一个迭代过程，包括专家评审、学习能力评估以及与最终用户的试点研究。