Worksite Safety Climate, Smoking, and the Use of Protective Equipment by Blue-Collar Building Workers Enrolled in the MassBUILT Smoking Cessation Trial

Dutra, Lauren M.; Kim, Seung-Sup; Williams, Daniel; Kawachi, Ichiro; Okechukwu, Cassandra A.

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000000233

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“…Nevertheless, the proportion of workers who had access to, but did not use, fall protection has decreased in recent years, indicating a growing awareness of fall hazards and effective ways to prevent them, as well as increases in positive safety culture or leadership in construction. Previous research has shown an association between a better safety climate and the use of fall protection (Dutra et al, 2014; Kaskutas et al, 2013). Although PFAS is effective, details from the FACE reports show that PFAS did not provide adequate protection when used improperly.…”

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Fatal falls and PFAS use in the construction industry: Findings from the NIOSH FACE reports

Dong

Largay

Choi

et al. 2017

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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This study analyzed the Construction FACE Database (CFD), a quantitative database developed from reports of the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The CFD contains detailed data on 768 fatalities in the construction industry reported by NIOSH and individual states from 1982 through June 30, 2015. The results show that falls accounted for 42% (325) of the 768 fatalities included in the CFD. Personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) were not available to more than half of the fall decedents (54%); nearly one in four fall decedents (23%) had access to PFAS, but were not using it at the time of the fall. Lack of access to PFAS was particularly high among residential building contractors as well as roofing, siding, and sheet metal industry sectors (~70%). Although the findings may not represent the entire construction industry today, they do provide strong evidence in favor of fall protection requirements by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In addition to stronger enforcement, educating employers and workers about the importance and effectiveness of fall protection is crucial for compliance and fall prevention.

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Fatal falls and PFAS use in the construction industry: Findings from the NIOSH FACE reports

Dong

Largay

Choi

et al. 2017

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Recent literature has described relationships between workplace safety climate, risk perception, and individual behaviors, including use of personal protective equipment and smoking (49, 50). Higher smoking rates and lower rates of PPE use were seen among workers who reported lower levels of belief that safety was valued in their workplace (49).…”

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“…Higher smoking rates and lower rates of PPE use were seen among workers who reported lower levels of belief that safety was valued in their workplace (49). Previous studies have described links between smoking and work-related hazards, and have attempted to simultaneously address workplace safety to improve smoking cessation among construction workers (50).…”

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Prevalence and Perception of Risky Health Behaviors Among Construction Workers

Strickland

Wagan

Dale

et al. 2017

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objective This study aimed to evaluate construction workers’ health behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions of health risks from work related and non-work related hazards. Methods Construction workers completed a survey that assessed hazardous health behaviors (such as alcohol and tobacco use), attitudes toward health, and health risk perceptions. We compared construction workers’ health behaviors to general population data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Results Construction workers reported greater smoking and drinking compared to their age-adjusted white male counterparts in Missouri. While there was a high awareness of work-related health and safety risks, concerns about general health risks did not correspond with risks from relevant health behaviors. Conclusion Educational efforts have created awareness of work-related safety and health issues in this population; similar efforts are needed to address disparities of general health behaviors.

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“…Safety climate has been positively linked to safety outcomes as well as safety behaviors such as increased PPE use . Associations have been observed between higher general safety climate and increased PPE use, although few have examined HPD use specifically …”

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Safety climate, hearing climate and hearing protection device use among transportation road maintainers

Cavallari

Burch

Hanrahan

et al. 2019

American J Industrial Med

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Background: It is important to understand workplace factors including safety climate that influence hearing protection device (HPD) use. We sought to investigate the association between HPD use, safety climate, and hearing climate, a new measure specific to hearing.Methods: A survey was developed and distributed among transportation "maintainers" who perform road maintenance and repair. A new hearing climate measure was designed by adapting a safety climate measure. HPD use was assessed by asking workers how often they wear HPD while in noise. The differences in safety climate and hearing climate were compared by the frequency of HPD use using analysis of variance.Results: Among 166 maintainers, 54% reported always or almost always wearing HPD while noise exposed. High-frequency HPD users reported a statistically significant higher safety climate (P = 0.004) and hearing climate (P = 0.003). Conclusions:Hearing climate predicts the frequency of HPD use and may be a useful measure when assessing and improving hearing conservation programs.

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Worksite Safety Climate, Smoking, and the Use of Protective Equipment by Blue-Collar Building Workers Enrolled in the MassBUILT Smoking Cessation Trial

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Fatal falls and PFAS use in the construction industry: Findings from the NIOSH FACE reports

Fatal falls and PFAS use in the construction industry: Findings from the NIOSH FACE reports

Prevalence and Perception of Risky Health Behaviors Among Construction Workers

Safety climate, hearing climate and hearing protection device use among transportation road maintainers

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