Outcomes of a revised apprentice carpenter fall prevention training curriculum

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• Personal Author:
  Dale, Ann M. ; Evanoff B ; Fuchs M ; Gaal J ; Kaskutas V ; Lipscomb H
• Description:
  Falls from heights are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among construction workers, especially inexperienced workers and those performing residential construction. This research reports changes in fall prevention behaviors following revision of fall prevention training in a union-based carpenters' apprenticeship program. We used a comprehensive needs assessment to identify gaps in apprentice carpenters' preparation to work at heights, used these results to guide a school-based fall prevention curriculum to fill these gaps, and measured the effects of the revised curriculum on knowledge, beliefs, and fall prevention behaviors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Behavior Construction Industry Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Fall-protection Safety-education Safety-practices Training Work-performance Work-practices Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Missouri ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046784
• Citation:
  Work 2012 Jan; 41(Suppl 1):3806-3808
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• 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:
  Work
• Supplement:
  1
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202102/cdc_202102_DS1.pdf
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