Length of time spent working on a commercial construction site and the associations with worker characteristics

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• Personal Author:
  Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Herrick, Robert F. ; Katz JN ; Manjourides J ; Okechukwu CA ; Sparer EH
• Description:
  Background: Construction workers move frequently from jobsite to jobsite, yet little is documented about length of stay on-site and associations with worker characteristics. Method: Using cross-sectional data, we investigated associations between worker characteristics (including trade and musculoskeletal pain) and length of stay on-site (dichotomized as <1 month, n=554, and >/=1 month, n=435). Results: Approximately, 56% of workers remained on the worksite for at least 1 month. Length of stay was significantly associated with workers' race/ethnicity, union status, title, trade, and musculoskeletal pain (P-values<0.05). Trades associated with longer length of stay included pipefitters and plumbers. Trades associated with shorter length of stay included operators and piledrivers. Workers with single-location pain had 2.21 times (95%CI: 1.52, 3.19) the odds of being short-term versus long-term, adjusting for trade, title, and race/ethnicity. Conclusion: The length of stay and associated characteristics provide important insight into how workers come and go on construction sites and the methodological challenges associated with traditional intervention evaluations. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Demography
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Health
  • Race Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Construction
  • Construction-materials
  • Construction-workers
  • Exposure-levels
  • Risk-factors
  • Workers
  • Work-environment
  • Musculoskeletal-system
  • Musculoskeletal-system-disorders
  • Statistical-analysis
  More +
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046380
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Sep; 58(9):964-973
• Contact Point Address:
  Jack Dennerlein, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Robinson Hall Room 301, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  j.dennerlein@neu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20240831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201455/cdc_201455_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 672.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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