Behavioral analysis of workers and job hazards in the roofing industry.

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• Personal Author:
  Barry T ; Crisera RA ; Fidell S ; Prather K
• Description:
  Research report describing a first effort at defining hazards in a high risk occupation, roofing. It elaborates on roofer attributes, equipment, training and other factors which may contribute to the occurrence of accidents in such work. The results suggest a number of needs for improved safety including redesign of basic roofing implements and development of personal protective equipment especially designed to cope with the environmental and materials handling burdens in roofing routine. Also recommended is an upgrading of apprenticeship training. The roofing foreman is seen as the key person influencing the safety level of the work crew.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Ink Occupational Health Preceptorship Printing Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Accident-investigations Accident-prevention Accident-proneness Behavioral-tests Construction-workers Contract-099-72-0121 Epidemiology; NIOSH-Contract Roof-workers Roofing-industry Safety-attitudes Safety-measures

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract;
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-162
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00047937
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1975 Jun; :1-162
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f2a66513f9ca0a1ce69ceb3bf1173e44878f0163314fd2c8053e3c1ba92bf5d20cd90307e4774112a2cba830015f85d2d61519a8d553255fe034723d57dadb1a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178683/cdc_178683_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.07 MB ]