Injury rates, severity, and drug testing programs in small construction companies

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Ryan, Andrew D. ; Schofield KE
• Description:
  Construction work is hazardous, and construction workers consistently rank near the top of all occupations and industries in rates of illicit drug and heavy alcohol use. Many construction contractors rely on drug testing programs as a means to reduce accidents and injuries although policies vary: firms may choose pre-employment testing, random testing, post-accident testing, testing workers suspected of being under the influence, or some combination of these. Researchers analyzed workers' compensation claims for 1,360 construction companies over a six-year period. They found that drug testing may be associated with marginally lower injury rates in this population but that the differences were not statistically significant. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Alcoholic Beverages Construction Industry Diagnosis Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Quality Control Safety Safety Management Small Business Substance-Related Disorders

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• Keywords:
  Accident-potential Accident-prevention Alcoholic-beverages Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Diagnostic-tests Drug-abuse Drugs Injuries Injury-prevention Medical-monitoring Medical-screening Preemployment-examinations Quality-control Safety-measures Small-businesses Statistical-analysis Worker-health

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• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046891
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2014 Jun; :1
• Email:
  katie.schofield@sfmic.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• 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:
  Injury rates, severity, and drug testing programs in small construction companies
• 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/202164/cdc_202164_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.33 KB ]