Promoting adoption of fall prevention measures among Latino workers and residential contractors: formative research findings.
Promoting adoption of fall prevention measures among Latino workers and residential contractors: formative research findings.
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.22480
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发表时间：
2015-08
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
S. Teran;Hillary Blecker;Kelsie Scruggs;Javier García Hernández;Barbara Rahke
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作者：
S. Teran;Hillary Blecker;Kelsie Scruggs;Javier García Hernández;Barbara Rahke
背景高空坠落仍然是建筑业的一个令人担忧的问题，特别是对于受雇于小型住宅承包商的外国出生的拉丁裔建筑工人来说。社会生态模型为评估影响跌倒风险的个人和背景因素提供了一个框架。方法2012年在旧金山和费城对工人、小型住宅承包商和关键线人进行了5个焦点小组和13个深入访谈。采用定性方法对数据进行分析。结果住宅建设的经济条件，加上缺乏执行和外国出生的劳动力的脆弱性，是跌倒风险的主要贡献者。小型承包商认为，实施跌倒保护的经济诱因很强，外国出生的拉丁裔工人面临各种社会、文化和职业压力，阻碍了这种保护的使用。结论：增加跌倒保护的采用不能仅仅通过针对拉丁裔建筑工人来实现。需要对影响承包商行为和促进采用跌倒保护措施的激励措施进行研究。
BACKGROUND Falls from heights remain a concern in construction, particularly for foreign-born Latino construction workers employed by small residential contractors. The social ecological model provides a framework to assess the individual and contextual factors influencing the risk for falls. METHODS Five focus groups and thirteen in-depth interviews with workers, small residential contractors, and key informants were conducted in 2012 in San Francisco and Philadelphia. Data were analyzed with qualitative methods. RESULTS Economic conditions in residential construction, coupled with a lack of enforcement and vulnerabilities of the foreign-born workforce, are principal contributors to risk for falls. Small contractors perceive strong economic disincentives for implementation of fall protection and foreign-born Latino workers experience a variety of social, cultural and occupational pressures impeding its use. CONCLUSIONS Increased adoption of fall protection cannot be accomplished solely by targeting Latino construction workers. Research is needed on incentives to influence contractor behavior and facilitate adoption of fall protection measures.