Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2009
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Industrial Technology
Volume
25
Issue
1
Abstract
This study addresses the safety portion of the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Certification exam. NAIT promotes the field of industrial technology in education, business, and industry. Certification is the recognition of voluntarily achieved standards by the profession that created the proposed standards. Certification programs are used to define a required body of knowledge and skills, and establish common performance standards. The NAIT certification exam began its initial development in the 1990s. Since its development, the safety portion of the certification exam has not been reevaluated critically. A survey with an expert panel was used to determine if the safety content of the NAIT certification exam was still appropriate. Participants, made up of members of the NAIT Safey Division, identified 30 safety topics as being important enough to be represented in the safety portion of the NAIT certification exam. This study concluded that while terminology may have changed slightly, the safety topics covered on the NAIT certification exam are still relevant and current.
Access
Open
Copyright Owner
ATMAE
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Freeman, Steven A.; Field, Dennis W.; Lott, Chandra W.; and Schwab, Charles V., "Evaluation of the Safety Content in the National Association of Industrial Technology Certification Exam" (2009). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 284.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/284
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Comments
The paper, "Evaluation of the Safety Content in the National Association of Industrial Technol.ogy Certification Exam (S.A. Freeman, D.W. Field, C.W. Lott and C.W. Schwab), JIT/JTMAE 25, no. 1, January–March 2009" is a copyrighted publication of ATMAE. This paper has been republished with the authorization of ATMAE, and may be accessed directly from the JTMAE website at http://www.atmae.org/jit/Articles/freeman122408.pdf.