Occupational Health and Safety in Schools: Investigation of Risks and Precautions via School Administrators' Experiences

Autor/in	Yilmaz, Salih
Titel	Occupational Health and Safety in Schools: Investigation of Risks and Precautions via School Administrators' Experiences
Quelle	In: Excellence in Education Journal, 12 (2023) 2, S.62-89 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2474-4166
Schlagwörter	Principals; Assistant Principals; Foreign Countries; Kindergarten; Elementary Secondary Education; Occupational Safety and Health; Risk; Experience; School Safety; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Principals; Stellvertretende Schulleitung; Ausland; Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; Risiko; Erfahrung; Türkei
Abstract	This research aims to reveal the risk factors that may emerge in schools and how to take precautions based upon the experiences of school administrators. A total of 15 school principals and 22 assistant principals working in kindergarten, primary, secondary and high schools in Turkey participated in this study. Research data were collected with semi-structured interviews and examined with content analysis. Findings revealed risk factors such as: plug sockets; doors and door handles; cabinets and sharp-edged items; stairs, stairwells and garden floors; elevators, equipment; windows and window glasses; goal poles for basketball and volleyball; lack of training; school environment; old buildings; garden walls and fences; cleaning materials and chemicals; lack of knowledge about emergency response, chronic diseases, and ailments; risky games; substance abuse; peer bullying; laboratories. Implications are provided about how to make school environments healthier and safer. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Excellence in Education Journal. e-mail: eejeditor@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.excellenceineducationjournal.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01