Thomas J. Cunningham|Rebecca J. Guerin|Brenna Keller|Michael A. Flynn|Cathy Salgado|Dennis Hudson
Differences in safety training among smaller and larger construction firms with non-native workers: Evidence of overlapping vulnerabilities
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health|National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health|National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health|National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health|American Society of Safety Professionals|American Society of Safety Professionals
collaborative efforts national institute occupational safety health niosh american society safety engineers asse led report focusing overlapping occupational vulnerabilities specifically small construction businesses employing young nonnative workers following report online survey conducted asse construction business representatives focusing training experiences nonnative workers results grouped business size 50 fewer employees 50 employees smaller businesses less likely employ supervisor speaks language immigrant workers p 001 nonnative workers small businesses received fewer hours initial safety training p 005 monthly ongoing safety training p 042 immigrant workers smaller businesses less likely receive every type safety training identified survey including prework safety orientation p 001 jobspecific training p 001 osha 10hour training p 001 federalstate required training p 001 results highlight challenges vulnerable worker population faces small business used better focus intervention efforts among businesses represented sample deficits amount frequency format workplace safety health training provided nonnative workers smaller construction businesses compared larger businesses types training conducted nonnative workers small business less likely take account language literacy issues faced workers findings suggest need targeted approach providing occupational safety health training nonnative workers employed smaller construction businesses