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This study combines a systematic instructional design approach and past research findings to examine the appropriate presentation of logging safety information, increase knowledge of logging safety risks on landing sites, identify hazardous situations on a landing site, and identify risk perception of logging hazards. Three experimental groups were those who: 1) received traditional on-the-job training (OJT) from their employer, 2) watched a video tutorial that was developed without systematic instructional design principles, and 3) completed a multimedia training tutorial developed using systematic instructional design principles. Mean test scores were analyzed. For knowledge retention of safety information the multimedia group scored significantly higher than OJT, but not significantly higher than the video group. The video group scored significantly higher than the OJT group. For ability to identify hazards, the multimedia group scored significantly higher than the OJT group, the video group did not score significantly higher than the OJT group, and the multimedia group did not score significantly higher than the video group. There was no significant difference between groups for level of risk perception.

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A Comparison of Landing Site Safety Training Techniques for Loggers

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