Agile development of innovative, interactive hazard recognition and mitigation tools/learning e-platforms for workers involved in disaster rescue and recovery.

摘要 参与洪水后重建的工人面临着职业暴露于呼吸道疾病的风险增加。 和其他安全隐患以及对其人身安全的威胁（即，剥削、工资盗窃和工资 歧视）。洪水后的重建工作通常由主要是非英语国家的临时工负责 这些人的安全培训和个人防护设备有限。由于洪水事件 随着频率和强度的增加，迫切需要开发工具，帮助这些工人减轻 威胁到他们的安全和福祉。为了满足这一需求，这家小型企业的跨学科团队 创新研究（SBIR）计划一直在开发和完善口袋方舟（PA），一个全面的电子 为灾后重建工作者提供学习平台。第二阶段的目标是开发下一个 生成PA的电子学习平台，以便在 部署到洪水后的工地。项目的目标包括更新巴勒斯坦权力机构平台，并进行一次高级别的 fidelity模拟灾难应对情景，培训64名工作人员，并评估该方案的效力。作为 结果，第二阶段预计将产生一个生产就绪的电子学习平台，1）提供质量， 对工人进行适合观众的培训; 2）传播有关现场潜在危险的实时信息; 3)改善工人和协调组织之间的后勤工作; 4）提供降低工资的工具 盗窃和其他安全风险。PA的预期成果是重要的，因为它解决了多个 工人群体特有的工人安全维度。

ABSTRACT Workers involved in post-flood reconstruction face an increased risk of occupational exposure to respiratory and other safety hazards as well as threats to their personal security (i.e., exploitation, wage theft, and wage discrimination). Post-flood reconstruction is often handled by day laborers who are predominantly non-English speaking and who have limited access to safety training and personal protective equipment. As flooding events increase in frequency and intensity, there is a critical need to develop tools to help these workers mitigate threats to their safety and wellbeing. To address this need, the interdisciplinary team of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program have been developing and refining Pocket Ark (PA), a comprehensive e- learning platform for workers in post-flood reconstruction. Their goal in Phase II is to develop the next generation of PA’s e-learning platform to disseminate critical information about hazards to workers prior to deployment to a post-flood worksite. Project aims include updating the PA platform and conducting a high- fidelity simulated disaster response scenario to train 64 workers and evaluate the program’s efficacy. As an outcome, Phase II is expected to yield a production-ready e-learning platform that: 1) delivers quality, audience-appropriate training to workers; 2) disseminates real-time information about potential on-site hazards; 3) improves logistics between workers and coordinating organizations; and 4) provides tools to reduce wage theft and other security risks. The anticipated outcome of PA is significant in that it addresses multiple dimensions of worker safety unique to this worker population.