Variables affecting employees' compliance with safety regulations in the construction industry
Abstract
This exploratory study is a first attempt at evaluating how certain factors impact how adults learn and assessing the values placed on post-training knowledge, practices and attitudes. A primary goal of this occupational training research study is to identity how some factors may affect workers' ability to comply with safety regulations in the construction industry. The research is quantitatively and qualitatively assessed in terms of knowledge, practices and attitudes toward safety training in the construction workplace. Although much statistical analysis is employed, this initial phase is part of a much larger and more expansive study aimed to evaluate possibilities, rather than probability. Utilizing a mixed methods design of qualitative and quantitative detail, this study establishes a framework for what construction safety training-related research can accomplish and begins an investigation into how contemporary training efforts may positively or negatively impact workers in the workplace. The instrument was administered one time and one set of data was collected for evaluation. This project created a snapshot of how knowledge, practices and attitudes may impact workers' abilities to comply with safety regulations in the construction industry.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Ncube, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Adult education|Hispanic American studies
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