Changes in fall prevention training for apprentice carpenters based on a comprehensive needs assessment

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Kaskutas, Vicki ^a   Dale, Ann Marie ^a   Lipscomb, Hester ^b   Gaal, John ^c   Fuchs, Mark ^d   Evanoff, Bradley ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Carpenters District Council of Greater St Louis and Vicinity   (United States)

^d Nelson Mulligan Carpenters' Training Center   (United States)

Author keywords

apprenticeship; Construction; construction safety; injury prevention; safety and health; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT LEARNING; COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; FALL PREVENTION; FALL PROTECTION; FLOOR OPENINGS; HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES; INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS; INJURY PREVENTION; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON-UNION WORKERS; PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEMS; QUALITY TRAINING; RESEARCH AGENDA; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION; RESIDENTIAL WORK; STRATEGIC GOALS; STRUCTURED PROCESS; TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT; WORK TASK;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CURRICULA; HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PLANNING;

APPRENTICES;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MISSOURI; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954145333     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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