[Evaluation efficacy of safety trainings about employees' preparation to deal with stressful situations]

Developing strategies for dealing with stressful and critical situations are very important. In traumatic conditions, firstly people must understand that preventive measures can be beneficial to deal with in this situation [reducing perception of safety helplessness]; secondly, they have the expertise and skill to deal with these conditions [increasing perception of safety self-efficacy]. This research was carried out to evaluate effectiveness of safety trainings on employees' perceived safety self-efficacy and helplessness. About 204 individuals [101 in experimental group and 103 ones in control group] completed the perceived safety self-efficiency and perceived safety helplessness scales of Cohen, Kamarck and Mermelstein [1983] before a 4-hour safety training course in Isfahan Steel Company. Only the experimental group participated in this training course. This questionnaire almost implemented approximately 30 days after training for both groups. The results were compared using descriptive indexes and covariance. Comparison between two groups showed that safety trainings had a significant effect on reducing the perceived safety helplessness of employees; but had no significant effect on perceived safety self-efficacy improvement. The results of this research maintain the importance of safety trainings evaluation and its effectiveness determination on variables related to the occupational accidents

Predictive power of incidents reporting rate and its dimensions by job stress among workers' Isfahan steel company

There is long-term interest in the effects of stress on health, due to the strain that it places on individuals which can lead to an increased risk of disease. The present study examined degree of perceived job stress related to incidents reporting rate and its dimensions among workers' Isfahan Steel Company. A self-administered anonymous was distributed to 189 workers. The survey included demographic factors, incidents reporting rate and its components [physical symptoms, psychological symptoms and accidents] and the job Stress Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by multivariate [MANOVA] and correlation techniques. 1] there was internal significant correlation between perceived job stress with incident reporting rate as well as with its two components namely physical symptoms and psychological symptoms; 2] there was not a significant relationship between perceived job stress and accident; 2] In multivariate analysis, perceived job stress respectively about 12%, 18% and 19% of the variance of variables of incidents reporting rate, physical and psychological symptoms significantly predicted [P<0.05]. Perceived job stress influences to physical and psychological symptoms. Therefore, decreasing job stress can be important to prevent the development of stress-related diseases and to promote workers health

[Effectiveness of a safety training course in changing employees attitude toward safety issues and its dimensions: a pathological study]

Millions of occupational accidents and disease cases are reported from work places annually causing considerable human and financial damages. Safety training is globally considered the best strategy to mitigate these damages. In this project a safety attitude questionnaire was used to obtain the required information. The questionnaire contained items about 13 relevant variables: job conscientiousness, fatalism, leadership, safety consciousness, role overload, work pressure, job safety perception, supervisor safety perception, coworker safety perception, management safety perception, safety program and policies perception, interpersonal conflicts at work, and job involvement. A total of 204 individuals [101 in the control and 103 in the experiment group] in the Isfahan Steel Company completed the safety attitude questionnaire. This was followed by a 4-hour safety training course attended by the experimental group. After 30 days both the experimental and control group completed the questionnaire again. Descriptive statistics and covariate analysis were used the compare the data between the 2 groups. Safety training in the workplace influenced positively the general attitude of the personnel towards safety issues. Further analysis of the data revealed that the training affected statistically significantly only safety consciousness, leadership, and management safety perception. Assessment of safety attitude in the workplace and its dimensions can be used to identify those areas of safety training that need more attention and a better design

[Effectiveness of play therapy on the bases of cognitive behavior approach on severity of symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] among primary school male students aged 9-11]

ADHD is considered as the most prevalent disorder during childhood and adolescence. For the purposes of diagnosis and treatment various methods including play therapy one applied. This research has been conducted with the aim of studying the effectiveness of play therapy on severity of symptoms of Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] among primary school male students aged 9-11. By considering a experimental design two psychological and counseling clinics in Isfahan were selected. From the population of all clients in the two clinics who were diagnosed as ADHD-C by the psychiatrists, 30 were selected randomly and assigned into the experimental and control groups [15 subjects each]. At the pre- and post - test stages, before and after 8 sessions which took 30-45 minutes every two days play therapy with emphasis on increasing attention and decreasing hyperactivity, CSI-4 and MFFT questionnaires were applied to both groups. Furthermore, in order to diagnose any change after the therapy, a follow-up study was conducted after a month. The data were analyzed by SPSS14 software, using ANCOVA. The play therapy decreased the amount of ADHD, hyperactivity, attention deficit, and response errors symptoms significantly, but increased response time significantly [all at p < 0.0001]. The fallow up results showed a significant increase of response time when using play therapy [P < 0.005], but it there was no significant effect on decreasing response error. Considering the significant differences between the experimental and control groups as well as the fallow - up, play therapy may be applied as an effective method of treatment for children and adolescence with ADHD preferably, a combination of this and other relevant methods may be used for the treatment of those with ADHD. As the ADHD symptoms were decreased significantly after the intervention, the effect of play therapy was confirmed