健康与安全培训对减少夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省采伐林业承包商职业伤害的有效性。

Effectiveness of Health and Safety Training in Reducing Occupational Injuries Among Harvesting Forestry Contractors in KwaZulu-Natal.

作者信息

Nkomo Hloni, Niranjan Ivan, Reddy Poovendhree

机构信息

1 Durban University of Technology.

出版信息

Workplace Health Saf. 2018 Oct;66(10):499-507. doi: 10.1177/2165079918774367. Epub 2018 Jul 2.

Abstract

Forestry work is generally characterized by a combination of personal and environmental risks in health and safety. Employers need to ensure intensive and continuous safety training to mitigate these risks; however, the efficacy of this training is seldom evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of health and safety training in reducing injuries and improving knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward safety among forestry workers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 harvesting contract workers employed at a forestry company in KZN. A questionnaire to assess the efficiency of health and safety training was administered. In addition, a retrospective review of the injury register and medical records of employees who sustained work-related injuries from 2009 to 2013 was completed. The company injury data for harvesting contractors reported 68 lost-time injuries during postcommencement of training. Slip, trip, and fall injuries were the most reported cause of injuries, particularly among manual harvesters. Respondents who were male, younger in age, and with less experience had an increased risk of occupational injury. Most participants displayed adequate knowledge of safety and were able to translate training into practice. The health and safety training initiative was successful in reducing injuries and increasing workers' awareness of, and responsibility for, health and safety issues.

摘要

林业工作的总体特点是在健康与安全方面存在个人风险与环境风险。雇主需要确保进行密集且持续的安全培训以降低这些风险;然而,此类培训的效果很少得到评估。本研究的目的是评估健康与安全培训在减少南非夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省(KZN)林业工人受伤情况以及改善他们对安全的知识、态度和认知方面的有效性。对KZN一家林业公司雇佣的300名采伐合同工开展了一项描述性横断面研究。发放了一份评估健康与安全培训效果的问卷。此外,还完成了对2009年至2013年期间遭受与工作相关伤害的员工的伤害登记和病历的回顾性审查。该公司采伐承包商的伤害数据显示,培训开始后有68起误工伤害。滑倒、绊倒和摔倒伤害是报告最多的伤害原因,尤其是在体力采伐工人中。男性、年龄较小且经验较少的受访者遭受职业伤害的风险更高。大多数参与者表现出足够的安全知识,并且能够将培训内容应用到实际中。健康与安全培训举措在减少伤害以及提高工人对健康与安全问题的认识和责任感方面取得了成功。

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