Assessing barriers to the use of fall protection in small residential construction companies in New Jersey

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• Personal Author:
  Borjan M ; Campbell, Corey ; Lefkowitz D ; Lumia, Margaret ; Patel T
• Description:
  Three focus groups were conducted with residential construction workers from local New Jersey labor organizations to characterize barriers to fall protection use among residential construction contractors who work for companies with fewer than ten employees. Thirty-six residential construction workers volunteered to participate, the average age was thirty-nine years, and twenty-four (67%) were of Hispanic origin. Twelve (33%) of the participants reported having fallen from greater than 6ft at work and twenty (56%) of the participants had known someone who has fallen from greater than 6ft. Sixteen (44%) had not been provided with fall protection equipment by their employer and eighteen (50%) reported their current employer had not provided workplace safety training. Factors that created barriers to use of fall protection equipment such as equipment availability, employee/employer relationships, cultural differences, and company size were identified. Results from this study confirm that falls remain a concern among residential construction workers in small companies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Aging Construction Industry Demography Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Race Factors Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: Falls Construction Industry Construction Workers Demographic Characteristics Equipment Design Fall Protection Occupational Health Surveillance Personal Protective Equipment Racial Factors Residential Construction Safety Education Sociological Factors Training

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• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Pennsylvania ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  40-54
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049151
• Citation:
  New Solut 2016 May; 26(1):40-54
• Contact Point Address:
  Marija Borjan, New Jersey Department of Health, 135 East State St., Trenton, NJ 08625
• Email:
  marija.borjan@doh.state.nj.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:107391d106f503ee67f53fc565ba2a6d024ad40380be350dee217184a42f3d9c28cf017fb0dc076c215f89013dc67d65799569db439eb53ce30be4c4d37069dc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203703/cdc_203703_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 302.02 KB ]