Construction work practices and conditions improved after 2-years' participation in the HomeSafe pilot program.
This study reevaluated changes in job-site safety audit scores for a cohort of residential construction workers that had protracted exposure to the HomeSafe pilot program for 2(1/2) years. The investigation was a repeated measure of a cohort study underway in the six-county metro area of Denver, Colo. The larger study was a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design with a cohort of residential construction workers within the HomeSafe strategic partnership between Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region VIII and the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver (HBA). Audits were conducted on residential construction sites. Study subjects were construction workers employed by partner or control companies within the study. Repeated measures of 41 companies showed significant improvement (p=.01) in audit scores, increasing from 71.8 to 76.8 after 2(1/2) years in the program. HomeSafe companies out-performed controls (p=.01) for both the retest group and previously unaudited HomeSafe companies. Prolonged exposure in the HomeSafe pilot program resulted in improved audit scores for companies within the program for at least 2 years.
Gilkey
David P
DP
Department of Environmental Health, Occupational Safety and Health Section, Colorado State University, 104 Environmental Health Building, Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1676, USA.
Hautaluoma
Jacob E
JE
Ahmed
Taslim P
TP
Keefe
Thomas J
TJ
Herron
Robert E
RE
Bigelow
Philip L
PL
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014937:Work / Q000592:standards*