Residential Construction Foremen’s Fall Prevention and Safety Communication Intervention

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• Personal Author:
  Dale, Ann M. ; Evanoff B ; Kaskutas V
• Description:
  Falls from heights consistently account for most residential construction worker fatalities. Residential construction crews are small, exposures are high, and conventional methods of fall protection are rarely used. Most residential contractors employ fewer than ten people resulting in the foremen directing both safety and production. (CPWR, 2013). Crew foremen, who direct safety and production, are more safety conscience, yet they rarely correct workers' unsafe behaviors. (Hung et al, 2011). Objective: This research aimed to improve foremen's abilities to communicate with their crewmembers about fall prevention. We predicted that the intervention would result in improved fall prevention communication by the foreman and increased crew safety behaviors when working at heights. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Behavior Communication Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Behavior Patterns Communication Research Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Safety Education Safety Practices Training Effectiveness Training Research
• Publisher:
  International Ergonomics Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052115
• Citation:
  The Proceedings of the 19th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA Congress 2015), August 9-14, 2015, Melbourne, Australia. Lindgaard G, Moore D, eds. Madison, WI: International Ergonomics Association, 2015 Aug; :1-2
• Editor(s):
  Lindgaard G; Moore D
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040801
• Source Full Name:
  The Proceedings of the 19th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA Congress 2015), August 9-14, 2015, Melbourne, Australia
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c0e2912a353e962d5904c876c44566f6fcb48192fc383e68ccdbc8d7b2fa84a3ceeaaf85d2bd33e177e40b7a1cc263ca448b88676ace3b028c6216e9e7f9a03
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211706/cdc_211706_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 24.80 KB ]