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Non-reporting of work injuries and aspects of jobsite safety climate and behavioral-based safety elements among carpenters in Washington state
- Source :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 58:411-421
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2015.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Declining work injury rates may reflect safer work conditions as well as under-reporting. METHODS: Union carpenters were invited to participate in a mailed, cross-sectional survey designed to capture information about injury reporting practices. Prevalence of non-reporting and fear of repercussions for reporting were compared across exposure to behavioral-based safety elements and three domains of the Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50). RESULTS: The majority (>75%) of the 1,155 participants felt they could report work-related injuries to their supervisor without fear of retribution, and most felt that the majority of injuries on their jobsites got reported. However, nearly half indicated it was best not to report minor injuries, and felt pressures to use their private insurance for work injury care. The prevalence of non-reporting and fear of reporting increased markedly with poorer measures of management safety justice (NOSACQ-50). CONCLUSIONS: Formal and informal policies and practices on jobsites likely influence injury reporting. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Language: en
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Carpentry
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Poison control
Human factors and ergonomics
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
Work (electrical)
Family medicine
Environmental health
Injury prevention
medicine
Justice (ethics)
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02713586
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a2e90523436d2d51e59cc5dc3b9e7ec4