Effectiveness of OSHA outreach training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008

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• Personal Author:
  Adams D ; Lipscomb H ; Schoenfisch AL ; Sinyai C
• Description:
  Introduction Despite the size and breadth of OSHA's Outreach Training program for construction, information on its impact on work-related injury rates is limited. Methods In a 9-year dynamic cohort of 17,106 union carpenters in Washington State, the effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on workers' compensation claims rate was explored. Injury rates were calculated by training status overall and by carpenters' demographic and work characteristics using Poisson regression. Results OSHA Outreach Training resulted in a 13% non-significant reduction in injury claims rates overall. The protective effect was more pronounced for carpenters in their apprenticeship years, drywall installers, and with increasing time since training. Conclusions In line with these observed effects and prior research, it is unrealistic to expect OSHA Outreach Training alone to have large effects on union construction workers' injury rates. Standard construction industry practice should include hazard awareness and protection training, coupled with more efficient approaches to injury control. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cohort Studies Construction Industry Demography Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Construction Industry Cohort Studies Cohort Study Construction Construction Industry Construction Workers Demographic Characteristics Injuries Occupational Injury Safety-training Effectiveness Safety Education Training Work Environment Workers Workers' Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  45-57
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048845
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2017 Jan; 60(1):45-57
• Contact Point Address:
  Ashley L. Schoenfisch, PhD, Duke University School of Nursing, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
• Email:
  ashley.schoenfisch@duke.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• 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:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:16dc95e969fb4112ca40a3c2f6e0e9cd0647cadbdb705ca80ffbbdfd861b352f08d9ff38d481bd211b554689285e536321666c8929766d11054fe74ece12472e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203473/cdc_203473_DS1.pdf
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