Safety Climate Among Immigrant Latino Residential Construction Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Donadio K ; Evia C ; Grzywacz JG ; Lang W ; Marin A ; Mills T ; Quandt SA ; Summers P
• Description:
  It is estimated that approximately 2-3 million Latinos make up approximately 30% of the US construction workforce (Burdette, 2004). Historically, the rate of construction related fatalities for Latino workers exceeds the non-Latino workers and is particularly concentrated in small, less than 10 employee companies (Dong, et.al. 2010). By the nature of the industry and firm size a large portion of this workforce is concentrated in the residential workforce and many times perform work in multiple trades, e.g., drywall and framing, or concrete and masonry. A study was conducted gather data on the safety and health climate from a large group of Latino construction workers situated in western North Carolina to determine a sampling of the climate that affects the health and safety of this workforce. Cross-sectional (N=119) baseline demographic data, a physical demands inventory, safety climate data, workplace PP&E, and abusive supervision data was collected and compiled representing a variety of trades, including framing, masonry, roofing, and general labor. Additional sampling was done through a real-time 21 day phone diary of workers with one or more work-day diary entries (N=90). The work environment reflects a physically demanding and stressful work environment with frequently less than adequate employer provided PP&E and a risk free day being a rare event. Results from the work climate and supervisor relationship reveal that although workers perceive a concern by management for worker safety this is not borne out by actual management actions and the discouraging belief by 90% of the sample population that sometime over the next 12 months they will be injured. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Emigration And Immigration Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Latino Construction Worker Safety Construction Industry Construction Workers Cross Sectional Studies Immigrant Workers Safety Climate Safety Equipment Work Environment
• Publisher:
  International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061950
• Citation:
  Proceedings of CIB W099 Conference: Prevention - Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities, August 24-26, 2011, Washington, D.C. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, 2011 Aug; :1-10
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas Mills, 330C Bishop-Favrao Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0156
• Email:
  thommill@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of CIB W099 Conference: Prevention - Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities, August 24-26, 2011, Washington, D.C.
• End Date:
  20150131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:29aa38ddbdc82feceec770b9738fa278a5e6764dc65294df23eef3f683fad1aee1fa7d111a333ea3e91b761d79e9b6025c0717131f8eb44acce9702b2ebc9867
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225286/cdc_225286_DS1.pdf
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