Overcoming Recruitment Challenges in Construction Safety Intervention Research

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• Personal Author:
  Kidd P ; Parshall M ; Struttmann, Timothy ; WojcikS
• Description:
  Background Recruiting workers in small construction companies and securing their participation in voluntaty safety programs or safety research poses unique challenges. Worker turnover and worksite changes contribute to difficulties in locating and enrolling participants. Economic pressures and time demands potentially threaten ongoing participation. Methods Six simulation exercises designed to reduce back and fall injuries in small construction companies were developed based on data from focus groups of workers and company owners. Working with a workers' compensation insurer, we had access to owner operators of general, heavy, and special trade construction companies reporting less than $10,000 in payroll expenses. Recruitment methods included a participation incentive, mailed invitations followed by phone contacts, and follow-up reminders. Results Despite using recruitment methods recommended in the literature, participation rates were low over a 2-year intervention period. Because of these difficulties, factors affecting participation or nonparticipation became an additional research focus. Owners' perceptions of already having a good safety record and of the time demands of participation were the most commonly cited reasons for not participating. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Author Keywords: Recruitment Construction-industry Construction Safety Employee-health Intervention Research Monitoring-systems Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety-research Safety Training Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  297-304
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031698
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2004 Mar; 45(3):297-304
• Email:
  mparshall@salud.unm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:303d178b0ea6db1e738617fa92f64d64e77243ed8a969a7c0b9d1b6a9e51b5532d372b7c4cf3e9108441258d9b1f3c8e4d466028a7059efe5a65d22f6bab1dd8
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