Citation

Dong X, Entzel P, Men Y, Chowdhury R, Schneider S. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2004; 46(12): 1222-1228.

Affiliation

From the Center to Protect Workers Rights, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15591974

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of safety and health training on work-related injury in the construction industry. METHODS:: Union health insurance records, union training records, and workers compensation data for 1993 and 1994 were analyzed for more than 8000 construction laborers in Washington State. RESULTS:: After controlling for demographic factors, laborers who received safety and health training during the study period were 12% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.75-1.02) less likely than nontrained laborers to file for workers compensation. Among workers 16 to 24 years old, training was associated with a 42% (95% CI = 0.35-0.95) reduction in claims. CONCLUSIONS:: These findings provide evidence of the effectiveness of safety and health training in preventing occupational injuries among construction laborers, particularly among younger workers. However, the results cover only a limited time and the long-term effects remain unclear.