Build a better Texas: construction working conditions in the Lone Star State

Details

• Personal Author:
  Price A ; Timm E ; Tzintzún C
• Description:
  Build a Better Texas is the result of over a year of research conducted by a team of researchers from Workers Defense Project, faculty from the University of Texas at Austin, and faculty from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The study examines the working conditions faced by construction workers in five of Texas' largest and fastest-growing cities: Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso. The report examines data collected from primary and secondary sources, including surveys with 1,194 construction workers, 20 in-depth worker interviews, 15 in-depth interviews with industry leaders, and existing government data. Taken together, the primary and secondary data collected for Build a Better Texas provide key insights into construction working conditions in Texas. This report combines perspectives of workers and industry leaders to create the most comprehensive study on one of the nation's most important construction markets. Findings indicate that the Texas construction industry is characterized by dangerous working conditions, low wages, and legal violations that hurt working families and undercut honest businesses. Build a Better Texas reveals that while the industry plays an important role in the state's economy, construction workers have not been rewarded for their honest work. Furthermore, this study provides concrete solutions to ensure a safe, healthy, and productive workforce that can meet the needs of a vibrant and growing economy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Law Enforcement Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  Analytical-instruments Analytical-processes Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Data-processing Health-standards Health-surveys Injuries Law-enforcement Questionnaires Racial-factors Regulations Safety-research Standards Work-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-practices Worker-health Workers Workplace-monitoring

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• Publisher:
  Workers Defense Project
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-65
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046762
• Citation:
  Austin, TX: Workers Defense Project, 2013 May; :1-65
• Contact Point Address:
  Workers Defense Project, 5604 Manor Road Austin, TX 78723
• Email:
  info@workersdefense.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Build a better Texas: construction working conditions in the Lone Star State
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:521b692aba958be130186c5e5a8fab0419c9c774df0127bff130e2d155b401f615fbffcdf8a0c24df8da847692e251e19e4bfc3626def6cf2eb2d744ec7714a5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202092/cdc_202092_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.05 MB ]