Details:

Alternative Title:
Am J Ind Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22597
Personal Author:
Kaskutas, Vicki; Buckner-Petty, Skye; Dale, Ann Marie; Gaal, John; Evanoff, Bradley A.;
Kaskutas, Vicki; Buckner-Petty, Skye; Dale, Ann Marie; Gaal, John; Evanoff, Bradley A.; Less -
Description:
Background This research aimed to improve residential construction foremen’s communication skills and safety behaviors of their crewmembers when working at heights. Methods Eighty-four residential construction foremen participated in the 8-hour fall prevention and safety communication training. We compared pre-intervention surveys from foremen and their crewmembers to measure the effect of training. Results Foremen and crewmembers’ ratings showed improvements in fall prevention knowledge, behaviors, and safety communication and were sustained 6-months post-training, with emphasized areas demonstrating larger increases. Ratings were similar between foremen and crewmembers, suggesting that the foremen effectively taught their crew and assigned accurate ratings. Based upon associations between safety behaviors and reported falls observed in prior research, we would expect a 16.6% decrease in the one year cumulative incidence of self-reported falls post-intervention. Conclusions This intervention improved safety knowledge and behaviors of a large number of workers by training construction foremen in fall prevention and safety communication skills.
Subject:
[+]
Article
Communication Training
Construction
Fall Prevention
Safety Behavior
Safety Communication

Source:
Am J Ind Med. 59(10):823-831.;
Pubmed ID:
27345465
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5387863
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
U54 OH008307/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States; U60 OH009762/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States; UL1 TR000448/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States;
U54 OH008307/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States; U60 OH009762/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States; UL1 TR000448/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States; Less -
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:cece57efc3d11cd1e6a1556cb9c3a4eb6694c999eeecfd3beccfc4fc76e11c68
File Type:

Supporting Files

• nihms848304.nxml

  xml

More +