The Safety Voice for Ergonomics (SAVE) Project

JOURNAL: ISSUE 2 - 2015

Occupational health researchers, Doctors Dan Anton, Jennifer Hess, Laurel Kincl, and Doug Weeks are addressing the need for more apprenticeship training on both ergonomics and strategies to communicate safety concerns in a project funded by NIOSH and CPWR with guidance from the AFL-CIO. The research team from Eastern Washington University, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon is collaborating with the Masonry r2p Partnership on a national project called Safety Voice for Ergonomics (SAVE). The project will develop and implement materials to train masonry apprentices about ergonomics and using a safety voice at work. The SAVE Project will use online as well as classroom instruction, plus text messaging/email reminders, to complement current apprenticeship training.

Before rolling out the training modules, the research team is conducting a confidential survey of apprentices’ access to and use of electronic devices that could be used to deliver the SAVE program. The survey will be administered during May and June. Watch for further updates on the SAVE Project!