Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, and Safety Culture in Occupational Health and Safety Training: A Review of Current Approaches
İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Eğitiminde Görsel İletişim, Dijital Teknolojiler ve Güvenlik Kültürü: Güncel Yaklaşımlar Üzerine Bir Derleme
Occupational safety and health (OSH) training plays a fundamental role in helping employees identify risks, develop safe behaviors, and foster a sustainable safety culture. With the digital transformation, visual communication tools, e-learning, mobile learning, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, simulation, and other digital technologies are increasingly being used in OSH training. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between visual communication, digital educational technologies, and safety culture in OSH training from a holistic perspective and to present a conceptual framework that integrates these areas. The study was conducted using an integrative review approach; empirical, theoretical, and conceptual studies in the national and international literature were evaluated comparatively. The literature was synthesized under four main themes: the theoretical and behavioral foundations of OSH training; visual communication and risk communication; digital technologies and technology-enhanced learning; and safety culture and safe learning environments in vocational and technical education. The findings indicate that visual communication tools support the recognition of risks and the understanding of safety information, while digital technologies expand opportunities for interactive, experiential, and personalized learning. However, the ability of these tools to translate into safe behavior depends on their integration with appropriate pedagogical design, administrative support, and a strong safety culture. The conceptual framework proposed in this study demonstrates that the integration of visual communication and digital technologies within the foundation of a safety culture can support safe learning environments, safe behavior, and vocational competence.
İş sağlığı ve güvenliği (İSG) eğitimi, çalışanların riskleri tanıması, güvenli davranış geliştirmesi ve sürdürülebilir bir güvenlik kültürünün oluşturulması açısından temel bir işleve sahiptir. Dijital dönüşümle birlikte görsel iletişim araçları, e-öğrenme, mobil öğrenme, yapay zekâ, sanal ve artırılmış gerçeklik, simülasyon ve diğer dijital teknolojiler İSG eğitiminde giderek daha fazla kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, İSG eğitiminde görsel iletişim, dijital eğitim teknolojileri ve güvenlik kültürü arasındaki ilişkileri bütüncül bir bakış açısıyla incelemek ve bu alanları bütünleştiren kavramsal bir çerçeve ortaya koymaktır. Çalışma, bütünleştirici derleme yaklaşımıyla gerçekleştirilmiş; ulusal ve uluslararası literatürdeki ampirik, kuramsal ve kavramsal çalışmalar karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Literatür; İSG eğitiminin kuramsal ve davranışsal temelleri, görsel iletişim ve risk iletişimi, dijital teknolojiler ve teknoloji destekli öğrenme ile mesleki ve teknik eğitimde güvenlik kültürü ve güvenli öğrenme ortamları olmak üzere dört ana tema altında sentezlenmiştir. Bulgular, görsel iletişim araçlarının risklerin fark edilmesini ve güvenlik bilgilerinin anlaşılmasını desteklediğini; dijital teknolojilerin ise etkileşimli, deneyimsel ve kişiselleştirilmiş öğrenme olanaklarını genişlettiğini göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte bu araçların güvenli davranışa dönüşebilmesi, uygun pedagojik tasarım, yönetim desteği ve güçlü bir güvenlik kültürüyle bütünleştirilmelerine bağlıdır. Çalışmada önerilen kavramsal çerçeve, görsel iletişim ve dijital teknolojilerin güvenlik kültürü temelinde bütünleştirilmesinin güvenli öğrenme ortamlarını, güvenli davranışı ve mesleki yeterliği destekleyebileceğini ortaya koymaktadır.
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