Management Commitment to Safety and Health in Residential Construction: HomeSafe Spending Trends 1991–1999

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• Personal Author:
  Bigelow PL ; Gilkey DP ; Herron RE ; Huataluoma JE ; Keefe TJ ; Stanley SA
• Description:
  The support of good management is fundamental to the success of any safety and health program. Residential construction is a high-risk industry requiring significant commitment by management to impact day-to-day safety and health challenges. Investigators have evaluated management practices and spending trends in a cohort of 228 residential homebuilders in the Denver metro area of Colorado. Findings suggest that companies significantly increased dollars allocated to support safety and health practices between 1991 and 1999. In addition, the HomeSafe Pilot Program has positively impacted financial commitments of partner companies. Resource allocations were significantly greater for specific expense categories when comparing pre to post HomeSafe intervention. This paper presents data on the use of written safety and health programs, safety committees, and workers compensation premium cost containment certification, as well as allocations to safety incentive programs (SIP), personal protective equipment (PPE), other safety equipment (OSE), and safety training (ST). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Resources Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Management-personnel Management Practices Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs OSE Other Safety Equipment Personal-protective-equipment Personal Protective Equipment PPE Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety Incentive Programs Safety Training SIP ST

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• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Florida ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  35-44
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029814
• Citation:
  Work 2003 Jan/Feb; 20(1):35-44
• Email:
  dgilkey@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19940701
• Source Full Name:
  Work
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75e6f2adcecf1a5a6fb5b3b2eafc3ea199da4eaf78d27bd9a30c9a40f761c990a55c0c32c3b77918877061e859f3a58a8bf5123eb8a0b60ed3d553df88979a7d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190721/cdc_190721_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 62.58 KB ]