@article{ref1,
title="Effects of Safety and Health Training on Work-Related Injury Among Construction Laborers",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2004",
author="Dong, XinQi and Entzel, Pamela and Men, Yongxin and Chowdhury, Risana and Schneider, Silvia",
volume="46",
number="12",
pages="1222-1228",
abstract="OBJECTIVES:: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of safety and health training on work-related injury in the construction industry. METHODS:: Union health insurance records, union training records, and workers compensation data for 1993 and 1994 were analyzed for more than 8000 construction laborers in Washington State. RESULTS:: After controlling for demographic factors, laborers who received safety and health training during the study period were 12% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.75-1.02) less likely than nontrained laborers to file for workers compensation. Among workers 16 to 24 years old, training was associated with a 42% (95% CI = 0.35-0.95) reduction in claims. CONCLUSIONS:: These findings provide evidence of the effectiveness of safety and health training in preventing occupational injuries among construction laborers, particularly among younger workers. However, the results cover only a limited time and the long-term effects remain unclear.",
language="",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}