The Importance of Small Business Safety and Health Climates During COVID-19

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• Personal Author:
  Brown CE ; Dally M ; Dexter L ; Newman, Lee S. ; Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Shore E ; Tenney L
• Description:
  Objective: This study examines employee perceptions of safety and health climates for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of small businesses. Methods: We evaluated changes to employees' work and home life resulting from COVID-19 and perceptions of safety and health climates. Cross-sectional relationships were assessed using multivariable linear regression models for a sample of 491 employees from 30 small businesses in Colorado in May 2020. Results: Employee perceptions of safety and health climates were significantly related to their self-reported well-being during the first wave of COVID-19, even when there were changes to childcare, the ability to work, and limited social contacts. Conclusion: Safety Safety and health climates may influence employee well-being even when other disruptions occur, suggesting that during emergencies, small businesses with strong climates may be better prepared to maintain employee well-being. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Men Occupational Health Safety Small Business Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  COVID-19 Employees Health Protection Humans Safety Climate Small Businesses Total Worker Health TWH Work Environment Worker Health Workers Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  81-88
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061991
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2021 Feb; 63(2):81-88
• Contact Point Address:
  Carol E. Brown, PhD, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mailstop B119, Aurora, CO 80045
• Email:
  carol.brown@cuanschutz.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:325cdaaa40d0aaa1f05f6f5bfa79e99f4b083ebc7fe89cebf9a79987a5e9bb0a23207853d9f3f692a7cb54f3330c0e248e36654538d912588da7d1d6b368072f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225319/cdc_225319_DS1.pdf
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