HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, MN (Dr Parker, Ms Bejan, Dr Xi); Collision Repair Education Foundation, Hoffman Estates, IL (Ms Marscin).
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Jul;62(7):519-525. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001887.
Career technical education (CTE) programs prepare new generations of technicians in a variety of trades. Even though occupational safety and health (OSH) ought to be included as an essential part of CTE curricula it is frequently absent or inadequately taught.
OSH knowledge and beliefs were assessed in a national sample of 125 secondary and post-secondary faculty in autobody collision repair technology.
Over 50% of faculty thought at least 75% of OSH knowledge was learned at school, and 9% felt that safety was primarily learned on the job. Knowledge scores ranged from 22% to 78%. Overall knowledge scores were significantly lower high school than post-secondary instructors (42% vs 50%, P ≤ 0.001) and in two categories: hazard recognition (44% vs 54%, P ≤ 0.05) and hazard control and shop equipment (30% vs 37%, P ≤ 0.05).
There are substantial gaps in OSH knowledge among secondary and post-secondary CTE instructors. CTE programs should address these gaps by providing trade-specific safety and health education to their instructors upon hiring.
职业技术教育（CTE）课程为各种行业培养新一代技术人员。尽管职业安全与健康（OSH）应该作为 CTE 课程的一个重要组成部分，但它经常被忽视或教授不足。
在全国范围内对 125 名汽车车身碰撞修复技术的中学和高等院校教师进行了职业安全与健康知识和信念评估。
超过 50%的教师认为至少 75%的 OSH 知识是在学校里学到的，9%的教师认为安全主要是在工作中学习的。知识得分从 22%到 78%不等。总体知识得分在中学教师中明显低于高等院校教师（42%比 50%，P≤0.001），在两个类别中：危害识别（44%比 54%，P≤0.05）和危害控制和车间设备（30%比 37%，P≤0.05）。
中学和高等 CTE 教师在职业安全与健康知识方面存在很大差距。CTE 项目应通过在雇用教师时为他们提供特定于行业的安全和健康教育来解决这些差距。
