Physical Exposures, Work Tasks and OSHA-10 Training among Temporary and Payroll Construction Workers

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Santiago, Katerina M. ; Stillman, Jordan ; Moore, Kevin J. ; Sierra, Danielle ; Chalmers, Juanita ; Baniak, Melissa ; Jordan, Melissa M.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  We characterize and compare the self-reported physical exposures, work tasks, and OSHA-10 training in a non-probabilistic sample of temporary and payroll construction workers.
  
  Methods
  
  In June 2016, a total of 250 payroll and temporary general laborers employed at Florida construction sites completed a survey at the job site as part of the Falls Reported Among Minority Employees (FRAME) study.
  
  Results
  
  Workers employed through temp agencies (57.1%) were significantly more likely to report moving or lifting materials more than 100 pounds than payroll workers (38.5%; p<0.01). Temporary construction workers with 10-hour OSHA training (22.2%) spent significantly less time with intense hand use/awkward hand posture than temporary workers without 10-hour OSHA training (46.9%; p=0.048).
  
  Conclusions
  
  Temp construction workers with OSHA 10-hour training reported less hazardous physical postures than workers without the same training.
• Subjects:
  • Article
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 60(4):e159-e165
• Pubmed ID:
  29280774
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5889313
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K01 OH010485/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U60 OH010900/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53176/cdc_53176_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 252.72 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0161457b557c5f1a9e08a6baa1dc7338dc9d6d6ca557fb9245f4464c4e9b5dcb