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An evaluation of training delivery methods’ effects on construction safety training and knowledge retention - A foundational study

Hashem M. Mehany, M. S., Killingsworth, J., & Shah, S. (2021). An evaluation of training delivery methods’ effects on construction safety training and knowledge retention - A foundational study. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 17(1), 18-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2019.1640319

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety

169

Are OSHA Health Inspections Effective? A Longitudinal Study in the Manufacturing Sector 

Gray, W., & Jones, C. (1991). Are OSHA health inspections effective? A longitudinal study in the manufacturing sector. Review of Economics & Statistics, 73(3), 504.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Inspections Safety

171

Assessing OSHA performance: New evidence from the construction industry

Weil, D. (2001). Assessing OSHA performance: evidence from the construction industry. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 20(4), 651-74.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Inspections Safety

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Comparative effectiveness of training alternatives for the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard regulation among immigrant Latino farmworkers
Grzywacz, J. G., Gonzales-Backen, M., Liebman, A., Trejo, M., Ordaz Gudino, C., Trejo, M., Economos, J., Xiuhtecutli, N., & Tovar-Aguilar, J. A. (2022). Comparative effectiveness of training alternatives for the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard regulation among immigrant Latino farmworkers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 64(2), 140-145.

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety

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Effectiveness of VR-based training on improving construction workers’ knowledge, skills, and safety behavior in robotic teleoperation

Adami, P., Rodrigues, P. B., Woods, P. J., Becerik-Gerber, B., Soibelman, L., Copur-Gencturk, Y., & Lucas, G. (2021). Effectiveness of VR-based training on improving construction workers’ knowledge, skills, and safety behavior in robotic teleoperation. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 50, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2021.101431

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety

2557
Essays on historical and contemporary occupational licensing in the United States. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota]

Hicks, J. F. (2022). Essays on historical and contemporary occupational licensing in the United States. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota]. University Digital Conservancy. https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/4c8b279c-49df-4417-89fd-f0e88b74cfeb [New York City / New Jersey]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety Other Customer Satisfaction

2556
Essays on historical and contemporary occupational licensing in the United States. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota]

Hicks, J. F. (2022). Essays on historical and contemporary occupational licensing in the United States. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota]. University Digital Conservancy. https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/4c8b279c-49df-4417-89fd-f0e88b74cfeb [Houston]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety Other Customer Satisfaction

2741
Evaluation of the Lifejackets for Lobstermen program: A social marketing initiative to increase lifejacket use in the Northeast lobster fishing industry

Sorensen, J. A., Weil, R., Echard, J., Tinc, P., Hirabayashi, L., Roome, A., Lally, E., & Jenkins, P. (2021). Evaluation of the Lifejackets for Lobstermen program: A social marketing initiative to increase lifejacket use in the Northeast lobster fishing industry. Safety Science, 142, 105354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105354

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety

2720
Improving firefighters hazard recognition with energy based hazard recognition training

Hardison, D., & Gray, D. (2021). Improving firefighters hazard recognition with energy based hazard recognition training. Safety Science, 136, 105-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105128

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety

142

Long-term ethylene oxide exposure trends in U.S. hospitals: relationship with OSHA regulatory and enforcement actions

LaMontagne, A., Oakes, J., & Turley, R. (2004). Long-term ethylene oxide exposure trends in U.S. hospitals: Relationship with OSHA regulatory and enforcement actions. American Journal of Public Health, 94(9), 1614-1619.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other health and safety Safety