Affiliations: Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
Note: [] This study was supported in part by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The opinions herein, however, do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Office of Special Education, United States Department of Education.
Note: [] Corresponding author.
Abstract: The effects of a problem-solving strategy to teach five supported employees with mild to severe mental retardation safe work behaviors were evaluated. Within two multiple baseline designs across subjects and behaviors, participants were taught to identify unsafe work conditions, then respond to them appropriately. These findings suggest that all participants made dramatic improvements in their performance of safe work behaviors, and these changes maintained for up to 4 weeks after the training had ended. Results are discussed in light of the implications and safety-skills training.
Keywords: Problem solving, Injury prevention, Hazardous stimuli, Unsafe working conditions, Unsafe work behavior, Work safety skills Social validation
