Table 2.
Characteristics | Small
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Large
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Total
|
p-value | |||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Method of evaluating safety training** | |||||||
Employee feedback | 34 | 68.0 | 171 | 79.5 | 205 | 77.4 | 0.0791 |
Reported injuries | 14 | 28.0 | 101 | 47.0 | 115 | 43.4 | 0.015*,1 |
Worker perception surveys | 16 | 32.0 | 102 | 47.4 | 118 | 44.5 | 0.048*,1 |
Employee knowledge test and demonstration of competence | 26 | 52.0 | 153 | 71.2 | 179 | 67.5 | 0.009*,1 |
Workers’ compensation insurance claims | 11 | 22.0 | 67 | 31.2 | 78 | 29.4 | 0.200 |
Compliance audit/inspection | 21 | 42.0 | 156 | 72.6 | 177 | 66.8 | < 0.001*,1 |
Surveys and data collection | 7 | 14.0 | 75 | 34.9 | 82 | 30.9 | 0.004* 1 |
Review of leading and lagging organizational indicators | 7 | 14.0 | 121 | 56.3 | 128 | 48.3 | < 0.001*,1 |
Observed benefits of company’s safety training** | |||||||
Reduced legal liability | 23 | 46.0 | 96 | 44.7 | 119 | 44.9 | 0.876 |
Higher employee morale | 24 | 48.0 | 140 | 65.1 | 164 | 61.9 | 0.025*,1 |
Reduced workers’ compensation claims | 26 | 52.0 | 142 | 66.0 | 168 | 63.4 | 0.063 |
Reduced employee injuries | 33 | 66.0 | 172 | 80.0 | 205 | 77.4 | 0.033*,1 |
Higher employee retention | 19 | 38.0 | 110 | 51.2 | 129 | 48.7 | 0.093 |
Higher productivity | 26 | 52.0 | 120 | 55.8 | 146 | 55.1 | 0.625 |
Improved safety culture | 34 | 68.0 | 181 | 84.2 | 215 | 81.1 | 0.008*,1 |
Improved bottom line | 17 | 34.0 | 98 | 45.6 | 115 | 43.4 | 0.137 |
Better competitiveness in the bidding process | 13 | 26.0 | 95 | 44.2 | 108 | 40.8 | 0.018*,1 |
No observed benefits | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 5.1 | 12 | 4.5 | 0.474*** |
Companies that provide business with safety information** | |||||||
Insurance provider | 23 | 46.0 | 127 | 59.1 | 150 | 56.6 | 0.093 |
Healthcare provider | 8 | 16.0 | 49 | 22.8 | 57 | 21.5 | 0.293 |
Equipment supplier | 19 | 38.0 | 116 | 54.0 | 135 | 50.9 | 0.042* |
Trade association | 20 | 40.0 | 111 | 51.6 | 131 | 49.4 | 0.139 |
Professional and technical associations | 26 | 52.0 | 159 | 74.0 | 185 | 69.8 | 0.002*,1 |
Government agencies | 19 | 38.0 | 118 | 54.9 | 137 | 51.7 | 0.031*,1 |
Unions | 6 | 12.0 | 49 | 22.8 | 55 | 20.8 | 0.090 |
Private consultant | 13 | 26.0 | 48 | 22.3 | 61 | 23.0 | 0.578 |
Other companies that provide safety training to non-native workers at company** | |||||||
Temporary staffing agencies | 3 | 6.0 | 29 | 13.5 | 32 | 12.1 | 0.143 |
Faith-based organizations | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.8 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.598*** |
Trade schools | 4 | 8.0 | 23 | 10.7 | 27 | 10.2 | 0.570 |
Unions | 2 | 4.0 | 48 | 22.3 | 50 | 18.9 | 0.003*,1 |
Community-based organizations | 2 | 4.0 | 11 | 5.1 | 13 | 4.9 | 1.000*** |
None | 22 | 44.0 | 113 | 52.6 | 135 | 50.9 | 0.276 |
Statistically significant at α= 0.05.
Multiple response questions, only the percentage of those who responded are reported.
Fisher’s exact test (not significant).
Significant using the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure, Q = 0.10.