Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training
Background: The surface mining industry has one of the highest fatality rates among private industries in the United States. Despite recent decreases in the fatality rates of comparable industries, the fatality rate in the surface mining industry has increased. Meanwhile, a lack of safety research i...
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| description | Background: The surface mining industry has one of the highest fatality rates among private industries in the United States. Despite recent decreases in the fatality rates of comparable industries, the fatality rate in the surface mining industry has increased. Meanwhile, a lack of safety research in surface mining has hindered efforts to improve safety strategies in the surface mining workplace. Method: This study examined quarry workers' hazard identification skills by conducting a case study of a surface mining facility in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Semistructured interviews were conducted with eight quarry workers who were employed at the mine facility. In addition to the interviews, data were collected through field notes, notes from an expert meeting with safety managers, and site photographs to explore quarry workers' safety behaviors in the workplace. Results: The results showed that quarry workers identified hazards and improved their safety performance by translating safety knowledge learned from training into practice, acquiring hands-on work experience, learning from coworkers, and sharing responsibilities among team members. Conclusion: This study contributes to understanding quarry workers' safe performance beyond what they have learned in safety training to include their interaction with other workers and hand-on experience in the workplace. This study informs practitioners in the surface mining industry to build a safe work environment as they design effective safety programs for employees. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39d81e0f914f42f68a0e6a59154fdc912023-09-02T18:30:13ZengElsevierSafety and Health at Work2093-79112021-09-01123317323Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety TrainingHwangbo Bae0Denise R. Simmons1Madeline Polmear2Corresponding author. Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, 1949 Stadium Road, Gainesville, Florida, USA.; University of Florida, USAUniversity of Florida, USAUniversity of Florida, USABackground: The surface mining industry has one of the highest fatality rates among private industries in the United States. Despite recent decreases in the fatality rates of comparable industries, the fatality rate in the surface mining industry has increased. Meanwhile, a lack of safety research in surface mining has hindered efforts to improve safety strategies in the surface mining workplace. Method: This study examined quarry workers' hazard identification skills by conducting a case study of a surface mining facility in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Semistructured interviews were conducted with eight quarry workers who were employed at the mine facility. In addition to the interviews, data were collected through field notes, notes from an expert meeting with safety managers, and site photographs to explore quarry workers' safety behaviors in the workplace. Results: The results showed that quarry workers identified hazards and improved their safety performance by translating safety knowledge learned from training into practice, acquiring hands-on work experience, learning from coworkers, and sharing responsibilities among team members. Conclusion: This study contributes to understanding quarry workers' safe performance beyond what they have learned in safety training to include their interaction with other workers and hand-on experience in the workplace. This study informs practitioners in the surface mining industry to build a safe work environment as they design effective safety programs for employees.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791121000159Hazard identificationMine safetySurface miningWorker involvement |
| spellingShingle | Hwangbo Bae Denise R. Simmons Madeline Polmear Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training Safety and Health at Work Hazard identification Mine safety Surface mining Worker involvement |
| title | Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training |
| title_full | Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training |
| title_fullStr | Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training |
| title_short | Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training |
| title_sort | promoting the quarry workers hazard identification through formal and informal safety training |
| topic | Hazard identification Mine safety Surface mining Worker involvement |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791121000159 |
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