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CONSTRUCTION-INDUSTRY

CONTROLLING INJURY HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION

Preventive strategies for specific types of injuries in construction and features of employers and workers associated with injury rates were reviewed. The common characteristics of management commitment, measurement of results, inclusion of safety issues in contracts, and cost effectiveness were stressed. The authors conclude that the features that result in lower injury rates are management commitment, employee involvement, work site analysis, hazard control, and safety and health training.

Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 10(2):395-405, 1995. (36 references)

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