Impacts of an e-learning system on the occurrence of work accidents in a chemical industry company. Issue 4 (25th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aragão, Roberto; Pereira-Guizzo, Camila; Figueiredo, Paulo S.
• Is Part Of: International journal of knowledge management studies. Volume 11:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 325
• Page End: 343
• Publication Date: 2020-08-25
• Subjects: work accidents -- e-learning -- electronic learning -- chemical industry -- corporate education -- knowledge management -- training -- human resources; 658.4038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-8268

Abstract

This study assesses the impact of a corporate training system on work accident reduction and the degree of severity of these occurrences, both before and after the implementation period of an e-learning system. An ex post facto study conducted in a unit of a multinational chemical industry company surveyed work accident records over a 14-year period. The results indicate that 689 work accidents occurred during the period. After implementing a unified e-learning system throughout the entire organisation, the total number of accidents decreased by 32%. The implications for knowledge management policies of chemical industry companies are discussed.