Abstract
Introduction: A 2-year prospective study evaluated the effectiveness of a managerial training program to enhance corporate compliance with statewide worksite safety and health regulations. The program offered participants information about regulatory requirements and emphasized organizational and environmental strategies for reducing occupational injuries and illnesses. Objectives: To assess the effects of a train-the-trainer program on business managers' knowledge of statewide occupational safety and health legislation and on levels of corporate compliance with regulatory requirements. Methods: Forty-eight small- and medium-sized companies participated in the training sessions during the first year of the study. These firms were compared with 46 control companies that did not receive the training until the conclusion of the study. Results: Participation in the program was associated with higher levels of corporate regulatory compliance 12 months after the training sessions were held (controlling for baseline levels of corporate compliance with the regulations). Program effects on compliance levels were mediated by posttraining changes in managers' knowledge of regulatory requirements. Conclusions: The REACH OUT training program raised managers' awareness of and corporate compliance with statewide worksite safety and health regulations. Impact on Industry: Smaller companies face greater challenges than larger ones in developing and maintaining worksite safety and health programs. Barriers to regulatory compliance, especially in small- and medium-size companies, should be identified and removed to enhance the efficacy of these programs.
Highlights
A 2-year prospective study evaluated the effectiveness of a managerial training program to enhance corporate compliance with statewide worksite safety and health regulations
The 2-year prospective study reported in this paper evaluated the effectiveness of a managerial training program to enhance corporate compliance with statewide safety and health regulations within small- and medium-sized companies
The first set of analyses consisted of a series of zero-order correlations to examine the relationships among the major predictor, moderator, mediator, and outcome variables identified in this study. These analyses examined levels of association between variables such as company size, number of health and safety programs made available to employees prior to the training session, the coordinator’s knowledge of SB198 prior to the training, the amount of coordinator time spent on SB198 training prior to the training, and corporate compliance with SB198 prior to the training
Summary
A 2-year prospective study evaluated the effectiveness of a managerial training program to enhance corporate compliance with statewide worksite safety and health regulations. Objectives: To assess the effects of a train-the-trainer program on business managers’ knowledge of statewide occupational safety and health legislation and on levels of corporate compliance with regulatory requirements. Conclusions: The REACH OUT training program raised managers’ awareness of and corporate compliance with statewide worksite safety and health regulations. The 2-year prospective study reported in this paper evaluated the effectiveness of a managerial training program to enhance corporate compliance with statewide safety and health regulations within small- and medium-sized companies. The training intervention was found to increase corporate awareness of and compliance with statewide injury and illness prevention regulations and, as such, has direct implications for future worksite health and safety programming efforts within small- and medium-size firms
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