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Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008.

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Schoenfisch, AL; Lipscomb, H; Sinyai, C; Adams, D
Published in: Am J Ind Med
January 2017

INTRODUCTION: Despite the size and breadth of OSHA's Outreach Training program for construction, information on its impact on work-related injury rates is limited. METHODS: In a 9-year dynamic cohort of 17,106 union carpenters in Washington State, the effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on workers' compensation claims rate was explored. Injury rates were calculated by training status overall and by carpenters' demographic and work characteristics using Poisson regression. RESULTS: OSHA Outreach Training resulted in a 13% non-significant reduction in injury claims rates overall. The protective effect was more pronounced for carpenters in their apprenticeship years, drywall installers, and with increasing time since training. CONCLUSIONS: In line with these observed effects and prior research, it is unrealistic to expect OSHA Outreach Training alone to have large effects on union construction workers' injury rates. Standard construction industry practice should include hazard awareness and protection training, coupled with more efficient approaches to injury control. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:45-57, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Am J Ind Med

DOI

EISSN

1097-0274

Publication Date

January 2017

Volume

60

Issue

1

Start / End Page

45 / 57

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Washington
  • United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • United States
  • Time Factors
  • Program Evaluation
  • Professional Competence
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Occupational Health
 

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Schoenfisch, A. L., Lipscomb, H., Sinyai, C., & Adams, D. (2017). Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008. Am J Ind Med, 60(1), 45–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22665
Schoenfisch, Ashley L., Hester Lipscomb, Clayton Sinyai, and Darrin Adams. “Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008.Am J Ind Med 60, no. 1 (January 2017): 45–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22665.
Schoenfisch AL, Lipscomb H, Sinyai C, Adams D. Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008. Am J Ind Med. 2017 Jan;60(1):45–57.
Schoenfisch, Ashley L., et al. “Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008.Am J Ind Med, vol. 60, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 45–57. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/ajim.22665.
Schoenfisch AL, Lipscomb H, Sinyai C, Adams D. Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008. Am J Ind Med. 2017 Jan;60(1):45–57.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Ind Med

DOI

EISSN

1097-0274

Publication Date

January 2017

Volume

60

Issue

1

Start / End Page

45 / 57

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Washington
  • United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • United States
  • Time Factors
  • Program Evaluation
  • Professional Competence
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Occupational Health