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Performance and evaluation of small construction safety training simulations.

S M Wojcik1, P S Kidd, M B Parshall

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA. wojciks@upstate.edu

Occupational Medicine (Oxford, England)
|June 20, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Safety simulations for construction workers were well-received, scoring over 83% in performance and evaluation. Training may be more effective when tailored to specific construction trades.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Construction Safety Training
  • Injury Prevention

Background:

  • Construction industry faces high rates of back and fall-related injuries.
  • These injuries result in significant workers' compensation costs and lost productivity.
  • There is a need for effective interventions to reduce injury susceptibility in construction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a safety training intervention using simulation exercises.
  • The intervention targeted small construction companies (<=10 employees) in Kentucky.
  • Focus was on the performance and evaluation of simulation exercises, not injury prevention effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Six latent-image narrative simulation exercises were developed.

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  • Exercises focused on preventing back and fall injuries, emphasizing economic impacts and prevention strategies.
  • Participants included owners, supervisors, and employees; data collected on performance and perceptions of training quality, realism, and applicability.

    • Main Results:

    • Mean performance scores were 83.3% for back injury simulations and 85.2% for fall injury simulations.
    • Mean total evaluation scores were 83.1% for back and 85.5% for fall simulations.
    • Quality and realism scores were higher than applicability scores.

    Conclusions:

    • Simulation exercises were positively received as safety training.
    • Intervention content may be more effective when tailored to specific construction trades due to heterogeneous work classifications.
    • Further research could explore trade-specific intervention designs.