Work safety climate, personal protection use, and injuries among Latino residential roofers. Issue 1 (21st November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arcury, Thomas A.; Summers, Phillip; Rushing, Julia; Grzywacz, Joseph G.; Mora, Dana C.; Quandt, Sara A.; Lang, Wei; Mills, Thomas H.
• Is Part Of: American journal of industrial medicine. Volume 58:Issue 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 69
• Page End: 76
• Publication Date: 2014-11-21
• Subjects: Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Médecine du travail -- Périodiques; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22404
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0271-3586

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="ajim22404-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>This analysis describes work safety climate, personal protective equipment (PPE) use, and injuries among Latino residential roofers, and examines the associations of work safety climate with PPE use and injuries.</p> </sec> <sec id="ajim22404-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Eighty‐nine North Carolina residential roofers completed a baseline interview and daily logs about perceptions and use of PPE, occurrence of injuries in last 12 months, and work safety climate.</p> </sec> <sec id="ajim22404-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>The mean work safety climate score was 26.5 (SD = 5.6). In the baseline interview, participants reported that the majority of employers provided PPE and that they used it most or all of the time; daily log data indicated that PPE was used for half or fewer of hours worked. 39.9% reported any injury in the last 12 months. Work safety climate was significantly correlated with the provision and use of most types of PPE, and was inversely associated with injury.</p> </sec> <sec id="ajim22404-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Supervisors promoting safety may increase the PPE use and decrease injuries. Am. J. Ind. Med. 58:69–76, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </sec> </abstract>