Mobile safety program to protect Malaysian workers
Enhancing Malaysian Workers' Safety and Health through Safety Culture mHealth Interventions
This project will try a mobile phone program to help Malaysian workers build a stronger safety culture and reduce workplace injuries.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R21 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Oregon Health & Science University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Portland, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11380434 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would receive brief safety trainings, reminders, and surveys delivered by phone or an app that are made for Malaysian workplaces. The team will adapt proven safety-culture materials into short, mobile lessons and tools. They will pilot the program with workers in Malaysia and follow safety behaviors, accident reports, and worker feedback over time. Program materials will be refined based on what workers report and how well the messages improve safe work practices.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are adult Malaysian workers in jobs with risk of injury who regularly use a mobile phone.
Not a fit: Workers who do not have regular access to a mobile phone, are outside Malaysia, or whose job risks are unrelated to workplace safety culture may not benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could lead to fewer workplace accidents and safer working conditions for participating employees.
How similar studies have performed: Safety-culture programs have reduced accidents in high-income countries and mHealth has improved health behaviors in LMICs, but combining mobile delivery with safety-culture training in Malaysia is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Portland, United States
- Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Huang, Yueng-Hsiang — Oregon Health & Science University
- Study coordinator: Huang, Yueng-Hsiang
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.