@article{ref1,
title="Ethnic disparities of perceived safety climate among construction workers in Georgia, 2015",
journal="Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities",
year="2018",
author="Welton, Michael and DeJoy, David and Castellanos, María Eugenia and Ebell, Mark and Shen, Ye and Robb, Sara",
volume="5",
number="3",
pages="522-529",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Safety climate involves worker perception about the relative importance where they work and safety climate and has been shown to be a reliable predictor of safety-related outcomes. <br><br>METHODS: The primary objective of this study is to investigate ethnic differences in perceived safety climate among construction workers. Surveys (n = 179) that included a 10-item safety climate scale were administered in Athens, Georgia (USA), at local construction sites and home improvement stores during June-August, 2015. <br><br>RESULTS: The majority of respondents were carpenters or roofers (39%), followed by laborers (22%), painters and dry wall workers (14%), other skilled trades (14%), and supervisors (11%); 32% were Hispanic. Hispanic ethnicity (p < 0.0001), drinking two or more alcoholic beverages per day (p < 0.0001), working for a company that does not provide health insurance (p = 0.0022), and working for a company with fewer than ten employees (p < 0.0001) were significantly associated with lower perceived safety climate scores. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The lower perceived safety climate scores among Hispanic workers indicate that the perception of the importance of safety on the job site is lower among Hispanics construction workers than non-Hispanics construction workers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2197-3792",
doi="10.1007/s40615-017-0394-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-017-0394-5"
}