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Author
Cohen, A.
Title
Multidimensional Evaluation of Fire Fighter Training for Hazardous Materials Response: First Results From the IAFF Program.
Journal
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 34, No. 4, 331-341, October 1998
Sponsor
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH
Keywords
hazardous materials | fire fighting training | fire fighters | occupational safety | exposure | evaluation | databases | human behaivor
Identifiers
occupational safety training; current database for IAFF first-responder course evaluation; IAFF training results: percentage of trainees giving high-quality and high-utility ratings to the course subject matter; IAFF training results: average pre/post-course competency ratings for nine tasks related to hazardous materials response; IAFF training results: comparison of pre-, post-, and follow-up course quiz results in three departments; IAFF training results: summary data on followthrough efforts on actions selected by fire fighter trainees; trainee response to questions on IAFF course impact; IAFF course results: Pearson correlations between different evaluation measures