Education Issues in Prevention through Design

摘要

Education, identified as one of the primary activities of the Prevention through Design (PtD) initiative, is a major factor needed to make PtD successful. The educational requirements vary within each sector. Therefore, an education strategy should be developed with an overall approach and set of resources, which is then tailored to each sector. The key themes of the PtD Education Functional Area are: 1. Classify every education action as developing awareness or capability 2. Develop education resource materials that are available to all 3. Tailor approach and resources to each of the constituents in a sector 4. Incorporate elements for all size companies 5. Conduct assessment and continuous improvement efforts 6. Identify drivers of education change and work with them Discussion in the Education Functional Area included significant input by representatives from the safety engineering field, where there has been extensive work done on PtD. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has extensive expertise not only in PtD, but also in the processes of educating people. Certification, seminars, text books, webinars, and many other activities offered or sponsored by the ASSE, may be considered as a model for many approaches to the Education Functional Area of the PtD initiative. Additional discussions revealed that some effective PtD education is available. Though there seems to be some success, extensive education on PtD is needed. These successes should be identified and leveraged in the development of a fully developed PtD educational program.