Intervention Mapping as a Framework for Developing and Testing an Intervention to Promote Safety at a Rail Infrastructure Maintenance Company
Safety, vol. 9, pp. 55
Abstract
In this article, the authors apply the intervention mapping (IM) protocol to develop safety leadership training for a rail infrastructure maintenance company. The IM protocol helps to create an evidence-based intervention in a structured way, based on concrete evidence. The application of IM within the occupational safety domain is limited, a research gap that this article bridges with the development and testing of a safety leadership intervention to promote safety behavior among managers. The company was positively and actively engaged in the training program thanks to the IM protocol. The local support group took full advantage of the opportunities to provide input during the development of the training’s various components. Despite this, interpersonal problems within the leadership team itself, such as a lack of psychological safety, were not identified during the needs assessment. These issues had an impact on the overall effectiveness of the training, as they manifested during the training when managers met physically for the first time in several years (due to the coronavirus). Our IM protocol will be adjusted accordingly for future applications, and we hope that sharing our experiences will enable fellow researchers to avoid this problem.
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Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
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Work Health Technology, TNO, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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Wouter Martinus Petrus Steijn corresponding
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
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Work Health Technology, TNO, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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Leiden University · Delft University of Technology · Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
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Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, The Netherlands
Work Health Technology, TNO, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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