Barriers to the Adoption of Prevention Through Design (PtD) Controls Among Masonry Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Ghosh S ; Weidman J ; Young-Corbett D
• Description:
  Dust from masonry operations affects not only the workers involved in direct exposure-causing tasks, but also those performing ancillary activities. Dust generated by these operations contains quartz, which has been classified as 'group-I human carcinogen' by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. To reduce dust generation during masonry activities, various Prevention through Design (PtD) control options are available. However there is lack of systematic adoption of the control options among the workers. The objective of this study was to identify the barriers to the adoption of PtD controls among the masonry workers. Survey research methods were employed for this study and member companies of the Mason Contractors Association of America were selected as the sample. Content analysis of the survey data identified decline in productivity due to the use of PtD controls as the major barrier. Other emergent themes include unsuitable work conditions and lack of trust in technology. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Dust Occupational Health Quartz Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Prevention Through Design Construction Industry Construction Workers Dust Dust Exposure Masonry Masons Prevention Through Design PTD Quartz Dust Silica Silica Dusts

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• 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 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062002
• 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; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• 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-512:9b573d3b963dd1eca34aaf13592d4200d9d36eeb890c4374fb54dadea941a6fb218e112e16b2518c27f115a092aa987e1dab95cd464630b04735324f59f3813e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225329/cdc_225329_DS1.pdf
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