Welton Michael, DeJoy David, Castellanos Maria Eugenia, Ebell Mark, Shen Ye, Robb Sara
University of Georgia, College of Public Health, 101 Buck Road, Athens, 30606, GA, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 Jun;5(3):522-529. doi: 10.1007/s40615-017-0394-5. Epub 2017 Jun 22.
Safety climate involves worker perception about the relative importance where they work and safety climate and has been shown to be a reliable predictor of safety-related outcomes.
The primary objective of this study is to investigate ethnic differences in perceived safety climate among construction workers. Surveys (n = 179) that included a 10-item safety climate scale were administered in Athens, Georgia (GA), at local construction sites and home improvement stores during June-August, 2015.
The majority of respondents were carpenters or roofers (39%), followed by laborers (22%), painters and dry wall workers (14%), other skilled trades (14%), and supervisors (11%); 32% were Hispanic. Hispanic ethnicity (p < 0.0001), drinking two or more alcoholic beverages per day (p < 0.0001), working for a company that does not provide health insurance (p = 0.0022), and working for a company with fewer than ten employees (p < 0.0001) were significantly associated with lower perceived safety climate scores.
The lower perceived safety climate scores among Hispanic workers indicate that the perception of the importance of safety on the job site is lower among Hispanics construction workers than non-Hispanics construction workers.
安全氛围涉及工人对其工作场所安全氛围相对重要性的认知，并且已被证明是安全相关结果的可靠预测指标。
本研究的主要目的是调查建筑工人在感知安全氛围方面的种族差异。2015年6月至8月期间，在佐治亚州雅典市的当地建筑工地和家居装修商店进行了调查（n = 179），调查内容包括一个包含10个项目的安全氛围量表。
大多数受访者是木匠或屋顶工（39%），其次是劳工（22%）、油漆工和干墙工（14%）、其他熟练工种（14%）以及主管（11%）；32%为西班牙裔。西班牙裔种族（p < 0.0001）、每天饮用两种或更多酒精饮料（p < 0.0001）、在不提供健康保险的公司工作（p = 0.0022）以及在员工少于10人的公司工作（p < 0.0001）与较低的感知安全氛围得分显著相关。
西班牙裔工人较低的感知安全氛围得分表明，西班牙裔建筑工人对工作现场安全重要性的认知低于非西班牙裔建筑工人。
