270479 Training Worker Trainers on Incident Investigation

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Luis A. Vazquez, MPH , Health & Safety Department, United Auto Workers, Detroit, MI
Stephen Mitchell , Caterpillar, Dunlap, IL
Samuel Orlando , Taylor Building Products, West Branch, MI
Judith Daltuva, MA, MSW , Environmental Health Sciences School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
The International Union, United Automobile Workers (UAW) will conduct a workshop on the use of an incident investigation method developed by Swedish occupational researchers Kjellan and Larsen. The method thoroughly examines physical/technical, organizational/economic, and social/individual aspects contributing to a safety incident/accident. A team of UAW worker trainers, with guidance provided by the University of Michigan, will use a reality-based small group activity to teach participants the use of this methodology in order to provide a deeper understanding of the determining factors contributing to an incident/ accident. The guidance provided by the University of Michigan to the UAW worker trainers is based on a “Communities of Practice” evaluation component of the UAW's NIEHS grant. Findings from the workshop delivered by the UAW worker trainers will be presented.

Learning Areas:
Occupational health and safety

Learning Objectives:
1)Articulate the elements of a specific incident investigation methodology. 2)Describe the strengths of training worker trainers to use a specific incident investigation methodology to gain an understanding of various aspects contributing to root causes of accidents/incidents. 3)Demonstrate the possible broad application of a specific incident investigation methodology.

Keywords: Evaluation, Workplace Safety

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Project Coordinator of the UAW's NIEHS grant, and maintain close contact and instruct the worker trainers who deliver UAW Health & Safety Department training programs.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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