Suggested evaluation approach for health and safety training

Issue title: Ergonomic Analysis on Work Activity and Training

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Landry, Aurelie

Affiliations: Laboratoire Inter-Universitaire de Psychologie, Université Grenoble 2, Grenoble, France. E-mail: Aurelie.landry@upmf-grenoble.fr

Abstract: Objective: The aim of this paper is to put forward a qualitative approach for evaluating the effects of training aiming to prevent health and safety problems at work. Participant: One training performed by 2 trainers for 7 trainees. Method: a content analysis at different steps of the training course. Results: The evaluation used, provides feedback about barriers and drivers in the training implementation context. Barriers are those factors, which undermine the implementation of action and the production of results while drivers, on the other hand, help to improve training and produce positive effects. Conclusions: The evaluation set up also provides useful information about the links between the training process and the results produced in work situations.

Keywords: Qualitative training evaluation, trainers' strategy, prevention, musculoskeletal disorders

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1282

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 177-186, 2012