The impact of training on safety performance in agriculture: A scoping review
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Kuupäev
2023
Kättesaadav alates
Autorid
Vaher, Ragne
Merisalu, Eda
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Kirjastaja
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Abstrakt
The aim of the study was to analyse the effectiveness of occupational health and safety
(OHS) training methods on safety behaviour of farmers and agricultural workers based on
literature results. The scoping review intends to find out the main gaps in teaching methodology
influencing safety performance of employers and employees in agriculture. A systematic search
of literature with help of predefined search strings (agriculture, education, effectiveness, farmer,
farm worker, intervention, safety, training) in two literature databases (Scopus, EBSCO) was
carried out. It was analysed, how effectively different training methods improved safety
awareness and performance of farmers, students and employees. The strength of the evidence on
training’s effectiveness was assessed for existence of control or comparison group, pre- and
post-testing, follow-up testing, statistical significance testing, clear methodology description and
thorough study overview were presented.
In the primary literature research, 276 articles were identified. A total of 224 articles were left
after the exclusion of redundant publications. After the abstracts’ screening 52 publications met
the eligibility criteria. After the full text screening by two independent researchers additionally
33 studies were excluded, and in total 19 studies entered into the data charting process. The
articles were assessed as medium (n = 8) and high (n = 8) in terms of strength of evidence.
According to the review results, the training methods used in the agricultural sector have shown
as effective due to the safety awareness and risk behavior among the trainees improved, but new
OHS knowledge after training need to be engaged and regularly updated.
Kirjeldus
Received: April 29th, 2023 ; Accepted: July 13th, 2023 ; Published: July 17th, 2023 ; Correspondence: ragne.vaher@emu.ee
Märksõnad
effectiveness of training, occupational health, safety behavior, training methods, articles