Analysis of Health and Safety Hazard Information for Dissemination to Small211 Independent Construction Companies

摘要

The Pennsylvania State University conducted a pilot study which was designed to:211u001edescribe how small (ten or less employees), independent construction companies 211u001ecurrently receive and utilize health and safety information; outline and 211u001erecommend ways to improve the process of disseminating this information to 211u001epersonnel in a timely manner; and prepare a final report which provides, with 211u001esufficient data and analysis, a consensus determination of the mechanisms 211u001eutilized to provide health and safety information (HSI) and recommendations for 211u001efuture investigations on mechanisms or methodologies which may be more effective 211u001ein the dissemination of HSI to small contractors and their employees. A number of 211u001eapproaches were used to study small contractor establishments with regard to the 211u001emechanisms utilized by them to receive, provide and distribute health and safety 211u001einformation to their employees. The approaches included review of publicly 211u001eavailable literature, interviews of 20 small construction firms, interviews of 211u001etwo construction trade associations, three insurance carriers, and one building 211u001ematerial supplier, and transfer of our general knowledge of small mining 211u001ecompanies.