Appendix B: Training Program Resources

It is important to periodically evaluate the training program to make sure that training is effective and that programs are achieving the intended results. Evaluation should determine how well a program is implemented, how much knowledge is gained by participants, and the outcomes of the training. The following are resources and guides that can be used to create and conduct a successful evaluation and maintain quality control of the training program.

Program Evaluation Resources

Resource Guide for Evaluating Worker Training: A Focus on Safety and Health (1997)
Presents and explores a range of successful evaluation ideas, techniques, and tools for: 1) Identifying areas for program improvement, 2) Measuring the short- and longer-term accomplishments of a worker training program, and 3) Assessing whether, and to what extent, training has brought positive changes to the work place. For copies, please contact the NIEHS National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training at (202) 331-7733 or wetpclear@niehs.nih.gov.

Center for the Study of Evaluation Program Evaluation Kit, UCLA (1987)
Consists of 9 volumes of practical guidelines for designing and implementing evaluation

Measuring and Evaluating the Outcomes of Training (1996)
Collection of research papers that was presented at the 1996 NIEHS Spring meeting on measures and evaluation of safety and health training programs.

Standards and Guidelines

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training, ANSI Z490.1-2009

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Assessing Occupational Safety and Health Training: A Literature Review
NIOSH Publication No. 98-145

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Minimum Health and Safety Training Criteria: Guidance for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), HAZWOPER-Supporting and All-Hazards Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Response

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):

University of California Los Angeles

Worker's Sourcebook: Spanish Language Health and Safety Materials for Workers
Labor and Occupational Safety and Health
Teaching for Change: Popular Education and the Labor Movement (Delp, L. et al, 2002)

UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education