Piloting a personal protection equipment distribution program among Chicago day laborers

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• Personal Author:
  Buchanan S ; Contreras E
• Description:
  Background: Occupational injury rates among day laborers have been estimated to be as high as 31%, where lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) use is repeatedly noted as a contributor to occupational injuries. Methods: We distributed duffel bags containing nine pieces of PPE and provided training on their use to Chicago day laborers during six distribution sessions over two summers. Participants were contacted 4-8 weeks post-distribution and queried on PPE use. Results: Of 117 participants who received the equipment, 42 completed the follow-up survey. Workers performed construction, demolition, and painting type tasks and most often used gloves, safety glasses, and respirators. Hardhats, coveralls, and earplugs were the least used. Conclusions: The PPE we provided was used during 94% of the jobs, and every one of the nine items was used. Hearing protection was underused. This project showed that providing PPE, along with training on its use, may increase PPE use among Chicago day laborers, likely preventing occupational injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Race Factors Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Day Laborers Construction Construction-workers Health-surveys Hearing-protection Injuries Injury-prevention Latino Workers Occupational Injuries Personal-protective-equipment Personal Protective Equipment PPE Training Racial-factors Training Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  159-166
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040242
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2012 Feb; 55(2):159-166
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 2121 WestTaylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607
• Email:
  sbucha3@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:28479cb6abc92e2166556526731ce0e6a08732f36ffef04275dcfc708fb501ff2c5211e35c08eca7222e86129964de97136acd60b7a46ea1a13aadeb4bd002e0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193184/cdc_193184_DS1.pdf
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