Student Workplace Safety
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
15-5-2014
End Date
15-5-2014
Keywords
Safety, Training, Work-Study
Abstract
Worker safety continues to be a enormous concern across the country. Student worker safety has gained little attention among the research community. The goal of this research project was to identifying the current student safety training trends at CWU. A qualitative survey research was performed. A questionnaire was used to explore the training practices conducted for student workers at CWU, and how they perceive the effectiveness of training in their jobs at CWU. The survey participants were narrowed down to students who are employed by CWU through the work study program. The participants were contacted via e-mail by the CWU financial aid department. They were given the opportunity to participate in the survey via a link included in the e-mail. The data that were collected include questions that ask how well the students were trained in safety, if they feel the safety training was sufficient, and if they feel safe doing their jobs. The data show that the majority of students perceive themselves to be well trained in safety protocols pertaining to their jobs. Due to the small sample size (n=43), future research with a larger sample size was recommended for a more representative result.
Recommended Citation
Lancaster, Ryan, "Student Workplace Safety" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 140.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/posters/140
Poster Number
13
Additional Mentoring Department
Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction
Student Workplace Safety
SURC Ballroom C/D
Worker safety continues to be a enormous concern across the country. Student worker safety has gained little attention among the research community. The goal of this research project was to identifying the current student safety training trends at CWU. A qualitative survey research was performed. A questionnaire was used to explore the training practices conducted for student workers at CWU, and how they perceive the effectiveness of training in their jobs at CWU. The survey participants were narrowed down to students who are employed by CWU through the work study program. The participants were contacted via e-mail by the CWU financial aid department. They were given the opportunity to participate in the survey via a link included in the e-mail. The data that were collected include questions that ask how well the students were trained in safety, if they feel the safety training was sufficient, and if they feel safe doing their jobs. The data show that the majority of students perceive themselves to be well trained in safety protocols pertaining to their jobs. Due to the small sample size (n=43), future research with a larger sample size was recommended for a more representative result.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Rajendran, Sathyanarayanan