Women in Construction: Occupational Health and Working Conditions

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• Personal Author:
  Goldenhar, Linda M. ; Hunting KL ; Welch LS
• Description:
  Construction is one of the largest industries in the United States, employing 7.6 million workers, or about 5% of the US work force. More women have taken jobs in the construction industry over the last two decades, as they have in other nontraditional industries. In 1997, there were 8.1 million construction workers, of whom 781,000 (9%) were women. Approximately 2% of those were employed as skilled tradeswomen. There is no disputing that construction work is dangerous. Seventeen percent of all fatal on-the-job injuries occur in construction, which is about three times its 6% share of total employment. In this paper, we review the medical literature on the safety and health hazards for women working in the construction industry. Women have a different pattern of fatal injuries and some differences in patterns of nonfatal injuries than men and report unique problems and concerns related to working in this industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Demography Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Sex Characteristics Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Demographic Characteristics Health Hazards Injuries Occupational Health Safety Monitoring Sex Factors Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0098-8421
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  89-92
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020854
• Citation:
  J Am Med Women's Assoc 2000 Apr-Jun; 55(2):89-92
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Washington, DC
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19900928
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the American Medical Women's Association
• End Date:
  19961231
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bcfe8b0d106f78ab817bde8074bcf7b0941323e0398587059f004724b1b4278559a7c9f90994baad9725467f21e155529e7640dc8c74bcfa3943281289861aaf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198513/cdc_198513_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 161.89 KB ]