Trainer evaluation of a union-based ten-hour safety and health hazard-awareness program for U.S. construction workers

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-63

  Sokas, Rosemary K ^a   Nickels, Leslie ^a   Rankin, Kristin ^a   Gittleman, Janie L ^b   Trahan, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Occupational health and safety; OSHA hazard awareness courses; Training

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FALLING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHER; TRADE UNION; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947537069     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2007.13.1.56     Document Type: Review

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