Latino immigrant day laborer perceptions of occupational safety and health information preferences

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• Personal Author:
  Diaz Fuentes CM ; Geschwind SA ; Lara M ; Martinez Pantoja L ; Tarver M
• Description:
  Background: We address immigrant day laborers' experiences with occupational safety in the construction industry in New Orleans, and opinions about content and method of communication for educational interventions to reduce occupational risks. Methods: In 2011, we conducted seven focus groups with 48 Spanish-speaking day laborers (8 women, 40 men, 35 years on average). Focus group results are based on thematic analysis. Results: Most employers did not provide safety equipment, threatened to dismiss workers who asked for it, and did not provide health insurance. Attitudes toward accepting unsafe work conditions varied. Women faced lower pay and hiring difficulties than men. Day laborers preferred audio format over written, and content about consequences from and equipment for different jobs/exposures. Conclusions: Day laborers have common occupational experiences, but differences existed by gender, literacy and sense of control over safety. Day laborer information preferences and use of media needs further studying. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Education Men Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Staff Development Women

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• Keywords:
  Attitude Audio Visual Communication Author Keywords: Occupational Safety Communication Systems Construction Industry Construction Workers Day Laborers Discrimination Gender Discrimination Gender Factors Health Education Information Preferences Information Processing Latino Health New Orleans Occupational Safety Racial Factors Risk Factors Safety Research Training Worker Health Workers Worker Safety Work Intervals

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; Louisiana ; New Mexico ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  476-485
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047575
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Jun; 59(6):476-485
• Contact Point Address:
  C. M. Diaz Fuentes, PhD, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, 1915 Roma Ave. NE 1019, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112
• Email:
  claudiadf@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2e34f000ecefcf5294a97343b5f3712d369ef91914a5b4932f489c94f4c4bab525acedff0a82699d9fc8cbe7a207d3ab8413c9c44443f04aac1a918ea04a07ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202592/cdc_202592_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 117.81 KB ]