Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Tim L. Mrozowski, Michigan State University; Lawrence F. Kruth, Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation; Thomas J. Schlafly, American Institute of Steel Construction; Omar I. Molina Bas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

with worker training. Thetraining consists of peer to peer activity based learning. The training covers potential hazardexposures that flow from warehousing and processing tasks such as off-loading and loadingmaterials, movement of material by overhead crane, forklift, loaders or by hand, falls fromequipment or loads, struck by or caught between accidents, musculoskeletal injuries due tolifting, bending or working overhead, electrical equipment operation and maintenance requiringsafe practices and lock-out/tag-out, and chemical processes. Educational materials consist of asix contact hour worker training which includes activity based learning, PowerPointpresentations, demonstration materials, trainee workbooks and a learning outcomes