National Machine Guarding Program: Part 2. Safety management in small metal fabrication enterprises

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• Personal Author:
  Brosseau LM ; Gordon R ; Most IG ; Parker, David L. ; Stanley R ; Xi M ; Yamin SC
• Description:
  Background: Small manufacturing businesses often lack important safety programs. Many reasons have been set forth on why this has remained a persistent problem. Methods: The National Machine Guarding Program (NMGP) was a nationwide intervention conducted in partnership with two workers' compensation insurers. Insurance safety consultants collected baseline data in 221 business using a 33-question safety management audit. Audits were completed during an interview with the business owner or manager. Results: Most measures of safety management improved with an increasing number of employees. This trend was particularly strong for lockout/tagout. However, size was only significant for businesses without a safety committee. Establishments with a safety committee scored higher (55% vs. 36%) on the safety management audit compared with those lacking a committee (P<0.0001). Conclusions: Critical safety management programs were frequently absent. A safety committee appears to be a more important factor than business size in accounting for differences in outcome measures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Small Business Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Safety Committee Exposure-levels Hazards Injuries Lockout Manufacturing Metal-industry Metal-industry-workers Metallic-compounds Preventive-medicine Questionnaires Risk-factors Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Small-businesses Small Business Tagout Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046683
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Nov; 58(11):1184-1193
• Contact Point Address:
  David Parker, MD, MPH, Park Nicollet Institute, Health Research Center, 3800 Park Nicollet Blvd., 1-S, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
• Email:
  David.Parker@parknicollet.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20170731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202035/cdc_202035_DS1.pdf
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