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Julian Sibly , Dino Pisaniello, Hannah Aumann Peng Bi & Afzal Mahmood Department of Public Health

Development of OHS Induction for University Students: A Questionnaire Survey of OHS Backgrounds of Incoming Students at the University of Adelaide. Julian Sibly , Dino Pisaniello, Hannah Aumann Peng Bi & Afzal Mahmood Department of Public Health University of Adelaide

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Julian Sibly , Dino Pisaniello, Hannah Aumann Peng Bi & Afzal Mahmood Department of Public Health

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  1. Development of OHS Induction for University Students: A Questionnaire Survey of OHS Backgrounds of Incoming Students at the University of Adelaide Julian Sibly, Dino Pisaniello, Hannah Aumann Peng Bi & Afzal Mahmood Department of Public Health University of Adelaide www.oeh.sa.edu.au/downloads/student.ppt

  2. Overview • Background to OHS induction for undergraduates • Aims & research questions • Methodology • Results of questionnaire survey • Key findings • Conclusions & limitations • Recommendations

  3. Background • This project is a contribution by Adelaide University to the National OHS Strategy 2002-2012 & Business SA’s, ‘Employers making a difference’ campaign • Universities have a legal responsibility to students to supply appropriate information about hazards & to be made aware of management procedures • The University decided to develop generic OHS induction resources for all first year students

  4. Generic OHS induction approaches for students Literature findings • Telephone Survey of Universities • Variety of approaches • e.g. video by Griffith, face to face presentations to introduce OHS responsibilities) • high risk areas usually have inductions • No consistent approach, although national competencies have been specified by NOHSC* • Literature Review within OHS & education literature • Internet searches, telephone book & industry searches were also executed • Literature review revealed a shortage of information, & few peer-reviewed articles

  5. Aims of the Study • Identify characteristics of first year students* (tailor to circumstances and needs) • What OHS experiences have they had? • What training have they had? • What are their views about OHS? • Are there any differences between local & international students? • Are there gender differences?

  6. Methodology • Brainstormed questions, making reference to NOHSC competencies. • Pilot Questionnaire • Identified O-week as the opportunity • Contacted Faculties & academics • Conducted survey • Entered questionnaire data & analysed (Excel, SPSS)

  7. Overview of Questionnaire • Demographic data • Study experiences & study area • Students work history & injury experiences • Training experiences • Confidence in discussing OHS

  8. Results

  9. Results - Demographics • Total number of questionnaires: 1714 • Average age of students is 20.4 years • Female to male ratio 1.13:1 • Local:international students ratio 6.2:1 • 80% of internationals from SE Asia • 25% of students had previous uni study

  10. Population Pyramid

  11. Fresh Students • Comprised 1270 students with no previous university studies • Used as a subset for some analyses

  12. Fresh Vs Total

  13. Injured by Gender, Age & InternationalTotal group

  14. Injuries Fresh Vs Full Set

  15. Results Training

  16. Results Training Assessment, Age, Gender & International

  17. Confidence in discussing OHS

  18. Confidence in discussing OHS

  19. Limitations • Preliminary snapshot, does not provide us with information about time and cause • Limited number of international students • One university, one year

  20. Conclusions • Over three quarters had worked: • 14% are international students, only 44% had worked • 14% have sustained an injury, no difference between males and females • 10% have witnessed a serious injury at work • 24% have had a family member or close friend sustain a serious injury at work

  21. Conclusions Continued • Less than half have had OHS training • 49% of local students have had OHS training whereas 16% of international students have had training • 22% have had OHS training with assessment • Male students more likely to be assessed • Overseas students least likely to be assessed • Older students significantly more likely • Less than 25% of fresh students have had assessed training • Students are very confident in discussing OHS issues with supervisor

  22. Recommendations • Repeat study, preferably also another university to infer trends • Perhaps need to target international students, because of limited training and job experience • Older students may need to be targeted due to injury experiences • Possibly additional questions relating to communication, confidence, OHS training types (private Vs public) and perceptions • Additional questions addressing issues of temporality and causation

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