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

摘要 参与洪灾后重建的工人面临着职业暴露于呼吸道的风险增加 和其他安全危险以及对其人身安全的威胁(即剥削、偷取工资和工资 歧视)。洪灾后的重建工作通常由临时工处理，他们主要是非英国人。 这些人说话，获得安全培训和个人防护装备的机会有限。作为洪灾事件 随着频率和强度的增加，迫切需要开发工具来帮助这些工人缓解 对他们的安全和福祉的威胁。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袖珍方舟(PA)，这是一种全面的电子产品 为灾后重建工作人员提供学习平台。他们在第二阶段的目标是开发下一代 建立PA的电子学习平台，向工人传播有关危险的关键信息 部署到洪灾后的工作地点。项目目标包括更新PA平台和开展高层- 富达模拟灾难应对场景对工人进行培训，并评估该计划的效果。作为一种 结果，第二阶段预计将产生一个可投入生产的电子学习平台：1)提供高质量、 对工人进行受众适切的培训；2)传播有关现场潜在危险的实时信息； 3)改善工人与协调组织之间的物流；4)提供降低工资的工具 盗窃和其他安全风险。PA的预期结果意义重大，因为它解决了多个 这一工人群体独有的工人安全维度。

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.