title: Effectiveness of the HomeSafe Pilot Program in reducing injury rates among residential construction workers, 1994-1998.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The construction industry typically has one of the highest fatal and non-fatal injury rates compared with other industries. Residential construction workers are at particular risk of injury (work is in remote sites with small crews, there are often many subcontractors, and they have limited access to safety programs). Difficulty accessing information specific to this group has made research more challenging, therefore, there are few studies. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the HomeSafe Pilot Program, a safety education and training program designed to reduce injuries among residential construction workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Researchers evaluated whether overall and severe injury incidence rates declined during the intervention period. Data were analyzed using incidence rates and Poisson regression to control for the effect of antecedent secular trend.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Injury incidence rates declined significantly following HomeSafe; however, this effect was not statistically significant once temporal variation was controlled.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The decline in injury rates following HomeSafe cannot be attributed solely to HomeSafe, however, programmatic and methodologic limitations contributed to the inconclusive results. Further research into the hazards faced by residential construction workers is needed. Am. J. Ind. Med. 45:210-217, 2004.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Occupational Therapy, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06432, USA. darragha@sacredheart.edu
authors.forename: Amy Rowntree
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Darragh
authors.forename: Lorann
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stallones
authors.forename: Phillip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bigelow
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Keefe
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D003252:Construction Materials; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007318:Inservice Training; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000078329:Workforce; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*