Firefighters as distributors of workplace safety and health information to small businesses

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cunningham, Thomas R. ; Keller BM
• Description:
  Background: Small businesses bear a large burden of injury and death, and are difficult to reach with occupational safety and health (OSH) information. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a pilot study testing the feasibility of fire departments disseminating OSH information to small businesses during fire inspections. Methods: Two sets of postcards were developed with unique, trackable URLs for the NIOSH Small Business Resource Guide. One set was distributed by firefighters, the other was mailed to small businesses. Participating inspectors were met with to discuss their experience. Results: Neither distribution method resulted in a substantial number of site visits. Inspectors believed distributing postcards was an easy addition to their duties, and saw value in safety information. Conclusions: There are barriers beyond awareness of availability that prevent small business owners from seeking OSH information. Research should focus on identifying barriers and developing better OSH information diffusion mechanisms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Health Promotion Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Small Business Diffusion Dissemination Fire Fighters Health Programs Information Dissemination Injuries Intermediary Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Occupational Safety And Health Safety Programs Small Businesses Traumatic Injuries

  More +
• ISSN:
  0925-7535
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  87-91
• Volume:
  87
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047864
• Citation:
  Saf Sci 2016 Aug; 87:87-91
• Contact Point Address:
  Brenna M. Keller, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Education and Information Division, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-10, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  bkeller1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Safety Science
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:65c987c9807086762f9c4444cd2cafc0b156a9d88f867390612a2e8141a8d971e89e83937f1fbf4f79233a6c828b46e51758c56d5b71cab82676d5657dacb9ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202821/cdc_202821_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 355.44 KB ]