Tell me a story: why stories are essential to effective safety training.
Authors
Cullen-ET; Fein-AH
Source
Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-152, (RI 9664), 2005 Aug; :1-70
Abstract
Federal law mandates that all miners receive safety and health training when first entering the mining industry and at least 8 hours annually thereafter. Although the mining industry has historically relied on an experiential master-apprentice model for training new employees, the formal safety training provided to miners is generally done in a classroom, with mixed results. In a series of stakeholder meetings held by NIOSH across the West in 1997-2000, trainers identified significant gaps in materials that were available to teach new and experienced miners. They asked whether NIOSH could develop effective materials to fill these perceived gaps, as well as make training more effective for those who were required to attend, but who often refused to be attentive. Adult learning theories, social learning theories, mentoring, and storytelling were all employed in the development of a series of safety training videos that have become very popular in the mining industry. This Report of Investigations describes the theoretical frameworks that were used, the process that was developed to produce the videos, and the results of the evaluations as to whether or not they were effective in training new and experienced miners.
Keywords
Mining-industry; Teaching; Training; Education; Underground-mining; Safety-research; Injuries; Ground-control; Explosives; Hazards; Safety-programs; Safety-practices; Miners; Underground-miners; Mine-workers; Workers; Mine-fires; Nonmetal-mining; Mining-equipment
Document Type
Numbered Publication; Report of Investigations
NTIS Accession No.
PB2006-100698
Identifying No.
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-152; RI-9664
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
