Intervention Mapping as a Framework for Developing and Testing an Intervention to Promote Safety at a Rail Infrastructure Maintenance Company

Intervention Mapping as a Framework for Developing and Testing an Intervention to Promote Safety at a Rail Infrastructure Maintenance Company

van der Beek, Dolf (TNO)
Steijn, Wouter Martinus Petrus (TNO)
Groeneweg, J. (TU Delft Safety and Security Science; Universiteit Leiden; TNO)

2023

In this article, the authors apply the intervention mapping (IM) protocol to develop safety leadership training for a rail infrastructure maintenance company. The IM protocol helps to create an evidence-based intervention in a structured way, based on concrete evidence. The application of IM within the occupational safety domain is limited, a research gap that this article bridges with the development and testing of a safety leadership intervention to promote safety behavior among managers. The company was positively and actively engaged in the training program thanks to the IM protocol. The local support group took full advantage of the opportunities to provide input during the development of the training’s various components. Despite this, interpersonal problems within the leadership team itself, such as a lack of psychological safety, were not identified during the needs assessment. These issues had an impact on the overall effectiveness of the training, as they manifested during the training when managers met physically for the first time in several years (due to the coronavirus). Our IM protocol will be adjusted accordingly for future applications, and we hope that sharing our experiences will enable fellow researchers to avoid this problem.

intervention mapping
prevention research
safety leadership
senior managers

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:14a659f1-f2e9-4d2a-b54b-acf8d2ed72e6

https://doi.org/10.3390/safety9030055

2313-576X

Safety, 9 (3)

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journal article

© 2023 Dolf van der Beek, Wouter Martinus Petrus Steijn, J. Groeneweg