Using mobile technology to increase safety awareness among dairy workers in the United States
Using mobile technology to increase safety awareness among dairy workers in the United States
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DOI：
10.1080/1059924x.2018.1502704
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Douphrate, David I.
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作者：
Rodriguez, Anabel;Hagevoort, G. Robert;Douphrate, David I.
背景：现代美国奶牛场运营存在多种安全隐患，可能导致工人受伤，疾病和死亡。美国行业的趋势是大牛群挤奶作业，特别是在美国西部，每个农场都需要更多的工人。美国乳制品行业的劳动力中，英语水平有限的移民工人比例越来越高，这给安全培训带来了挑战。我们的目标是使用移动的平板电脑作为个人学习环境，为美国奶牛场工人开发、提供和评估安全意识培训。方法：采用非随机抽样的方法，在移动终端平台上对1,436名乳品从业人员进行安全意识培训。进行了柯克帕特里克1级、2级和3级培训有效性评价。结果如下：大约58.7%的培训参与者接受过中学教育，22.7%的人来自危地马拉，他们的母语是基切语。统计学显著的大效应量表明，当将测试后分数与测试前分数（2级）进行比较时，培训参与者获得了安全知识。培训参与者对他们的培训经验进行了良好的评价（1级），并在培训后三个月将所获得的知识应用于日常工作活动（3级）。结论：我们的研究结果表明，利用移动的学习技术是一种有效的手段，提供安全意识的培训内容，乳品工人。乳品工人的安全培训应在文化、语言和识字方面适当和全面，包括所有适用的乳品安全危害。我们的观察结果支持使用移动的设备作为农场更全面的健康和安全管理计划的一个组成部分。
Background: Modern U.S. dairy farm operations present multiple safety hazards which may result in worker injuries, illnesses and fatalities. The U.S. industry trend towards large-herd milking operations, especially in the Western U.S., necessitates an increased number of workers on each farm. The U.S. dairy workforce is comprised of an increasing percentage of immigrant workers with limited English proficiency which presents a safety training challenge. Our objective was to develop, deliver and evaluate safety awareness training to U.S. dairy farm workers using mobile tablets as a personal learning environment. Methods: A non-random sample of 1,436 dairy workers received safety awareness training on a mobile device platform. Kirkpatrick Levels 1, 2 and 3 training effectiveness evaluations were performed. Results: Approximately 58.7% of training participants received a middle school education, and 22.7% were from Guatemala who reported K'iche' as their native language. A statistically significant large effect size suggests safety knowledge was gained among training participants when comparing post-test scores to pre-test scores (Level-2). Training participants rated their training experience favorably (Level-1), and applied knowledge gained in their daily work activities three months after training (Level-3). Conclusion: Our findings suggest the utilization of mobile learning techniques is an effective means to deliver safety awareness training content to dairy workers. Dairy worker safety training should be culturally, linguistically, and literacy appropriate and comprehensive in nature to include all applicable dairy safety hazards. Our observations support the use of mobile devices as just one component of a more comprehensive health and safety management program on farms.