Highlights from occupational safety and health continuing education needs assessment.
Highlights from occupational safety and health continuing education needs assessment.
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职业安全与健康继续教育需求评估要点。
DOI：
10.1002/ajim.23014
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Rosen,MitchelA
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作者：
Scott,JoshuaG;Shore,Erin;Brown,Carol;Harris,Carisa;Rosen,MitchelA
背景在美国，缺乏能够满足当前和未来对职业安全与健康（奥什）专业人员的需求的训练有素的职业安全与健康（OSH）专业人员。许多奥什专业人员被要求履行其主要专业领域以外的职责;因此，在本发明中，扩展持续教育可能是必要的，以适当地培训个人的新的奥什责任。方法国家职业安全与健康研究所资助的教育和研究中心共同开发和分发了一个基于互联网的调查，以衡量CE的需求和利益的奥什劳动力。结果共收到2064份回复。最常见的主要职业是安全（28%），职业健康护理（18%）和工业卫生（12%）。大多数答复者（61%）报告说，他们从事与其主要奥什安全和健康专业有关的工作以外的活动。受访者最感兴趣的CE产品与安全性有关。其他感兴趣的课程包括奥什的法律的问题（88%）、遵守（88%）、风险管理（85%）、奥什管理（83%）、风险沟通（83%）和事故预防沟通（81%）。健康和安全的领导（82%），健康和安全文化（78%）和总工人健康（74%）也显着interests.ConclusionsIt是重要的是要响应不断变化的需求OS&H社区。开发相关课程将有助于确保OS&H专业人员获得执行基本工作职能所需的培训，并保持员工的健康和安全。
BackgroundThere is a lack of trained Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals able to meet the current and future demand for such expertize in the United States. Many OSH professionals are required to perform duties, which are outside of their primary area of expertize; thus, expansion of continuing education (CE) may be necessary to properly train individuals for new OSH responsibilities.MethodsThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health‐funded Education and Research Centers collectively developed and distributed an internet‐based survey to gauge the CE needs and interests of the OSH workforce.ResultsA total of 2064 responses were received. The most common primary professions represented were safety (28%), occupational health nursing (18%), and industrial hygiene (12%). The majority of respondents (61%) reported that they perform work activities outside of those associated with their primary OSH profession. The CE offerings with the highest interest among respondents were related to safety. Other courses with high levels of interest included topics such as legal issues in OSH (88%), compliance (88%), risk management (85%), OSH management (83%), risk communication (83%), and communication in accident prevention (81%). Health and safety leadership (82%), health and safety culture (78%) and total worker health (74%) were also significant interests.ConclusionsIt is important to be responsive to the evolving needs of the OS&H community. Developing relevant courses will help ensure that OS&H professionals have access to the training they need to perform essential job functions and keep employees healthy and safe.