ABSTRACT

Background: Construction workers are frequently exposed to various types of injury-inducing hazards such as work at heights, excavation work and lifting of hazardous materials which are specific to this sector

Aim: The present study aims at evaluating the effect of first aid training program on construction workers' self-efficacy in Egypt.

Design: A quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest was used.

Setting: the study was conducted in a project site belonging to Concord Construction Company

Sample: Sample size was (138) construction workers out of (214).

Tools:  Three tools were used: first tool was construction workers' assessment questionnaire, second tool was construction workers' first aid practice observational check list and third tool was construction workers' self- efficacy scale.

Results:  Showed highly significant relations between knowledge, practice and self-efficacy among construction workers after participation in the first aid training program.

Conclusions: The results of this study indicated that first aid’ knowledge and practice of construction workers had been improved after application of first aid training program. As well as there was improvement in first aid’ self-efficacy with statically significance differences between pre, post and 3 months after application of the program.

Recommendation: Dissemination of first aid training program among other construction industries.