Health and Safety Training in a Sample of Open-Shop Construction Companies

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• Personal Author:
  Colligan, Michael J. ; Goldenhar, Linda M. ; Kohlar-Moran S
• Description:
  Problem: Compared to other industries, construction has the third-highest death rate. Many agree, and research has shown, that one way to change these statistics is through effective worker safety and health training. Little is known about the quality and nature of safety and health training available to open-shop (nonunion) construction workers. Method: It was the goal of this preliminary study to provide some initial background information about the nature and quality of safety and training in open-shop construction operations. Results: While the majority of contractors surveyed did provide safety and health training, most did not quantitatively evaluate their training programs in terms of reduction in hazardous behaviors or exposures, or increased job satisfaction or productivity. Impact on industry: Learning about the major parameters (e.g., methods, policies, barriers, company/worker perceptions, etc.) influencing nonunion construction safety training will help guide future construction safety-related research and intervention strategies on a national basis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Safety-monitoring Safety-practices Safety-research Work-environment Workplace-studies
• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  237-252
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032149
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2001 Jun; 32(2):237-252
• Contact Point Address:
  Goldenhar LM (reprint author), Univ Cincinnati, Inst Hlth Policy & Hlth Serv Res, Ctr Med, POB 670840, Cincinnati, OH 45267 USA
• Email:
  linda.goldenhar@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eee0cb324319cb2426cf4464d7eba81e00699a9b1c7ba613cd7d19444d7aa0266f400afe8a6ee4647e6cef2976139bb1c574f2c8984f8f1a3e0e4f1c326886f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186196/cdc_186196_DS1.pdf
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