NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations as a Means of Reducing Hispanic Workers Injuries and Illnesses

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• Personal Author:
  Rodriguez M
• Description:
  The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics continue to show a disproportionately high number of fatalities among Latino workers. While Latinos make up 11% of the workforce in the United States, they accounted for 15% of workplace fatalities in 2002. The number of Latinos in the workforce is projected to continue on an upward trend, increasing by one-third over the next 10 years. These statistics suggest health and safety professionals must be more effective in reducing occupational health risks among the Latino workforce.The roundtable panel will present results of research conducted on injury and illness rates, and fatality rates of Hispanic workers in the construction industry in the United States. Panelists will also share alternative methods for reaching these workers and reducing the number of workplace injuries and illnesses. Roundtable attendees will be introduced to customized, interactive health and safety training applications, community-based outreach efforts and a risk communication and intervention study aimed at reducing the health and safety risks among Hispanic workers." [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Demography Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Construction-industry Construction-workers Demographic-characteristics Health-hazards Injuries Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Racial-factors Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-monitoring Safety-practices Safety-research Work-environment Worker-health Workers

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• Publisher:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027106
• Citation:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 21-26, 2005, Anaheim, California. Fairfax, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2005 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 21-26, 2005, Anaheim, California
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:df2a8a29d158ac365dbeff3b2ccb681e195d2ef06e17a64a13b7a2332bf712b001c1348e3cd1c8ae7f38455922b5251057730b828cb4a08a0145dba2d41328cd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197456/cdc_197456_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 209.90 KB ]