Outcomes of a revised apprentice carpenter fall prevention training curriculum.
Falls from heights are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among construction workers, especially inexperienced workers and those performing residential construction. This research reports changes in fall prevention behaviors following revision of fall prevention training in a union-based carpenters' apprenticeship program. We used a comprehensive needs assessment to identify gaps in apprentice carpenters' preparation to work at heights, used these results to guide a school-based fall prevention curriculum to fill these gaps, and measured the effects of the revised curriculum on knowledge, beliefs, and fall prevention behaviors.
Department of Medicine, Washington University, Campus Box 8005, 660 S Euclid, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. bevanoff@dom.wustl.edu
Bradley
B
Evanoff
Vicki
V
Kaskutas
Ann Marie
AM
Dale
John
J
Gaal
Mark
M
Fuchs
Hester
H
Lipscomb
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D060389:Construction Industry / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012449:Safety