Beyond the classroom—a case study of immigrant safety liaisons in residential construction

New Solutions

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-386

  Ochsner, Michele ^a   Marshall, Elizabeth G ^b   Martino, Carmen ^c   Pabelón, Marién Casillas ^d   Kimmel, Louis ^d   Rostran, Damaris ^d  

^a School of Management and Labor Relations   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c Occupational Training and Education Consortium (OTEC)   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Construction safety and health; Day laborers; Immigrant workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84873500687     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.22.3.h     Document Type: Article

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