Fatal falls among Hispanic construction workers

Dong, Xiuwen Sue; Fujimoto, Alissa; Ringen, Knut; Men, Yongxin

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2009.06.012

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“…Findings of this study have indicated that the most important factor that directly caused to accident happening was individual's falling from height. This finding was in accordance with results of performed studies in this field (15)(16)(17).…”

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Evaluation of work-related accidents among Hamadan construction workers

Kamalvandi

Mohammadfam

Farhadi

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Introduction: construction is one of the most important industries in which many workers start on activity. Sometimes, these industries workers are victims of different occupational accidents and injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and underlying reasons in construction accidents. Materials and methods:In this descriptive -analytical study, all construction workers (n = 347) who encountered with occupational accident were studied in Hamadan city, west of Iran. The data were extracted from health profiles of injured workers by checklist. Data were analyzed with SPSS 16 by applying of Chi square and Logistic regression tests at the significant level of P < 0.05. Results: During 2007-2010, 347 workers encountered with construction accidents and seven of them were died. Finding showed that fall and slip were cause of 36.59% of accidents. Also, carelessness was major predictor factor related to 80.96% of accidents. According to the results, 36.02% of these accidents were happened at 15.00 and 18.00 PM. Conclusion: Develop and discussion about organizing public policies is suggested to implement work safety programs for construction workers.

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Evaluation of work-related accidents among Hamadan construction workers

Kamalvandi

Mohammadfam

Farhadi

et al. 2017

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“…Temporary work can produce deleterious effects due to the enhanced exposure to uncertain and precarious working arrangements and the decreased provision and monitoring of OH&S standards (Gagliarducci, 2005;Law Commission of Ontario, 2012;Lippel et al, 2011;Virtanen et al, 2005;Gallagher and Underhill, 2012). For example, temporary workers in the construction industry are at greater risk for falls due to inadequate OH&S training, lack of use of personal protective equipment, and poor workplace health and safety management systems (Arcury et al, 2014;Dong et al, 2009). Temporary workers are also often young males assigned to the least desirable and most dangerous jobs Tucker and Turner, 2013), inexperienced, less knowledgeable about the job and unable to discern risk (McCloskey, 2008).…”

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Danger zone: Men, masculinity and occupational health and safety in high risk occupations

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The workplace is a key setting where gender issues and organizational structures may influence occupational health and safety practices. The enactment of dominant norms of masculinity in high risk occupations can be particularly problematic, as it exposes men to significant risks for injuries and fatalities. To encourage multi-disciplinary collaborations and advance knowledge in the intersecting areas of gender studies, men's health, work and workplace health and safety, a national network of thirteen researchers and health and safety stakeholders completed a critical literature review examining the intersection between masculinities and men's workplace health and safety in order to: (i) account for research previously undertaken in this area; (ii) identify themes that may inform our understanding of masculinity and workplace health and safety and; (iii) identify research and practice gaps in relation to men's workplace health and safety. In this paper we present key themes from this review. Recommendations are made regarding: (i) how to define gender; (ii) how to attend to and identify how masculinities may influence workers' identities, perceptions of occupational risks and how institutionalized practices can reinforce norms of masculinity; (iii) the importance of considering how masculinities may intersect with

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“…Dong et al (2009) found that small construction companies are creating a problem in terms of safety in the U.S. construction industry. They have less manpower and resources, and their manpower is not usually trained.…”

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“…This might be due to the fact that such smaller budget projects are usually executed by small specialty contractors, who do not have much awareness about safety and due to their limited financial maneuverability they lack in providing formal safety education and training to their workforce, which ultimately leads to increased chances of accidents. Previous studies also highlighted the problem of poor safety in case of small contractors (Dong et al, 2009;Sa et al, 2009). Moreover, small companies have less manpower and resources and their manpower is not usually trained which ultimately leads to accidents.…”

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Fatal falls among Hispanic construction workers

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Evaluation of work-related accidents among Hamadan construction workers

Evaluation of work-related accidents among Hamadan construction workers

Danger zone: Men, masculinity and occupational health and safety in high risk occupations

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