Instructional System Analysis Applied to Health and Safety Training in the Coal Industry

Abstract

A comprehensive health and safety training program was developed for entry level underground and surface coal miners in West Virginia using the Instructional System Development approach. To develop this program a safety task analysis was first conducted of all entry miner tasks. In conjunction with the task analyses, an investigation of the educational level, learning ability, demographic characteristics and attitudes of the miners was made. Training objectives and test items were developed from the task analysis data. Instructional materials were developed based on the derived learning objectives and behavioral characteristics of the trainees. The programs were implemented into the State during 1977. Following the Implementation an extensive evaluation program was conducted. The program development process and the evaluation data are briefly described in this paper.