Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-08T16:22:52 RDF description of A national survey of health and safety knowledge and beliefs among technical vocational faculty in autobody collision repair technology - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn22247 28572 62 public Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 7 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 10.1097/jom.0000000000001887 17046 <p>OBJECTIVES: Career technical education (CTE) programs prepare new generations of technicians in a variety of trades. Even though occupational safety and health (OSH) ought to be included as an essential part of CTE curricula it is frequently absent or inadequately taught. METHODS: OSH knowledge and beliefs were assessed in a national sample of 125 secondary and post-secondary faculty in autobody collision repair technology. RESULTS: Over 50% of faculty thought at least 75% of OSH knowledge was learned at school, and 9% felt that safety was primarily learned on the job. Knowledge scores ranged from 22% to 78%. Overall knowledge scores were significantly lower high school than post-secondary instructors (42% vs 50%, P ≤�0.001) and in two categories: hazard recognition (44% vs 54%, P ≤�0.05) and hazard control and shop equipment (30% vs 37%, P ≤�0.05). CONCLUSIONS: There are substantial gaps in OSH knowledge among secondary and post-secondary CTE instructors. CTE programs should address these gaps by providing trade-specific safety and health education to their instructors upon hiring.<p> Safety Occupational Health Questionnaires document-rn22247 A national survey of health and safety knowledge and beliefs among technical vocational faculty in autobody collision repair technology