ABSTRACT

Safety training, especially when based on the active participation of trainees and aiming for transfer of learning into the workplace, is an important tool to prevent accidents and promote occupational safety, and may be particularly powerful among vulnerable groups, such as migrant workers. The present study, employing a mixed methods, before-and-after study design, evaluated a training programme aimed at promoting the learning and transfer of technical and non-technical safety skills to the construction site among migrant and native workers. We explored outcomes at four levels and found: (a) trainees’ positive reactions to the training itself; (b) improvements in technical safety skills, but the non-technical skills reduced significantly; (c) application of these skills in the workplace; and (d) changes in site safety climate and assertiveness. Results showed that trained workers found the training easy to translate into the workplace and that peers and supervisors were supportive of training transfer. Our study has important implications for how to evaluate safety training of migrant workers and how the context may facilitate training outcomes, e.g. ensuring that peers and supervisors encourage trained workers to transfer their learned skills and knowledge.

摘要

安全培训，特别是基于受训者的积极参与并旨在将学习内容转移到工作场所时，是预防事故和促进职业安全的重要工具，对于农民工等弱势群体可能尤其有效。本研究采用混合方法、前后研究设计，评估了旨在促进外来工人和本地工人向建筑工地学习和传授技术和非技术安全技能的培训计划。我们探讨了四个层面的成果并发现： (a) 学员对培训本身的积极反应；(b) 技术安全技能有所提高，但非技术技能大幅下降；(c) 在工作场所应用这些技能；(d) 现场安全气氛和自信的变化。结果表明，接受过培训的员工发现培训很容易转化为工作场所，同事和主管也支持培训转移。我们的研究对于如何评估农民工的安全培训以及环境如何促进培训成果具有重要意义，例如确保同事和主管鼓励受过培训的工人传授他们学到的技能和知识。