CPWR Resources on Latino Workers, Young Workers, and Small Businesses in the Construction Industry (January 2015)

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This is a summary of resources on employment and health and safety issues for Latino workers, young workers, and small businesses. Each item has a description and a link to the resource. Several checklists are included.
January 2015

January 2015

The following are CPWR and CPWR funded resources on Latino workers, young workers, and small businesses.

Latino Worker Resources

Latino Worker Resources Collection, 2014
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Latino%20Worker%20Resources%20Collection%20Final.pdf
This collection contains 4 longer case examples, 13 shorter project write-ups, a list of 36 articles, as well as a list of thematic issues and potential areas for future research on Latino construction workers. Hard copy available

The following eight CPWR and/or CPWR funded Latino worker resources are included in this Collection as well as additional links provided below:

Latino Fall Prevention Partnerships, 2014
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/latino-fall-prevention-partnerships
Note: A draft article is in progress.
Using Social Media to Inform Latino Construction Workers about Fall Protection, 2014
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/using-social-media-inform-latino-construction-workers-about-fall-protection
The Impact of a Peer-Led Participatory Health and Safety Training Program for Latino Day Laborers in Construction, 2014
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/impact-peer-led-participatory-health-and-safety-training-program-latino-day-laborers
Use of a TV Show to Inform Latino Viewers about Construction Hazards and Safe Practices, 2013
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/use-tv-show-inform-latino-viewers-about-construction-hazards-and-safe-practices
Safety and Health Disparities among Construction Workers, 2009 - 2013
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/safety-and-health-disparities-among-construction-workers
The Impact of Language Barriers on Healthcare Utilization among Hispanic Construction Workers, 2013
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/donglanguagebarrierskf.pdf
Fatal falls among Hispanic construction workers, 2009
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/dongfatalfallshispanicworkerskf_0.pdf
Evaluating the Efficacy of Safety Liaisons and Worker Training, 2012
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/evaluating-efficacy-safety-liaisons-and-worker-training
Beyond the Classroom – A Case Study of Immigrant Safety Liaisons in Residential Construction, 2012
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/ochsnerbeyondclassroomkf.pdf
Latino Construction Worker Safety and Health Project, 2011
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/latino-construction-worker-safety-and-health-project
Empowering Day Laborers to Work Safely in Construction, 2011
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/EmpoweringDayLaborsIMPACTCardPDF.pdf
Hispanic Workers in Construction, 2009 – 2010
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/hispanic-workers-construction
Hispanic Employment in Construction, 2009
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Hispanic_Data_Brief-Nov-09.pdf
Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization Among Hispanic Construction Workers, 2010
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/CPWR%20Data%20Brief_Hispanics%20and%20Healthcare.pdf
Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries among Hispanic Construction Workers, 1992-2008, 2010
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/Hispanic_Data_Brief3.pdf

The following CPWR and/or CPWR funded Latino worker resources are NOT mentioned in the Latino Worker Resources Collection:

Using social media to inform Latino construction workers about fall protection, 2015
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/WolfsonSocialMediaToolKF_2.pdf
Bending Toward Justice, How Latino Immigrants became community and safety leaders, 2014
Links:
English -- https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Bending%20Toward%20Justice.pdf Spanish -- https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Hacia%20la%20Justicia.pdf
Construction Working Conditions in Texas: Survey Instrument Development and Pilot Project, 2013
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/WorkerDefenseKF_0.pdf
Analysis of Ethnic Disparities in Workers' Compensation Claims Using Data Linkage, 2012
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/FriedmanRuestowForstWhiteConstructionKF.pdf
Link: https://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/2012/10000/Analysis_of_Ethnic_Disparities_in_Workers_.13.aspx
A longitudinal assessment of occupation, respiratory symptoms, and blood lead levels among Latino day laborers..., 2011
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/longitudinal-assessment-occupation-respiratory-symptoms-and-blood-lead-levels-among-0
Occupational Exposures, Respiratory Symptoms and Blood Lead Levels among Latino Day Workers in Greater New Orleans, 2011
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/occupational-exposures-respiratory-symptoms-and-blood-lead-levels-among-latino-day-0
Immigrant Workers in U.S. Construction: Sharing Lessons Learned in Our Unions, 2010 Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/immigrant-workers-construction-sharing-lessons-learned-our-unions Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/Immigrant%20Workers%20in%20Construction_CPWR-LOHP%20Report.pdf
Part V. Empirical Studies, Chapter 16: Expanding Access to Health Care for Hispanic Construction Workers and Their Children, Expanding Access to Health Care: A Management Approach, 2009
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/expanding-access-health-care-hispanic-construction-workers-and-their-children
Medical costs and sources of payment for work-related injuries among Hispanic construction workers, 2007
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18231083
Occupational fatalities of Hispanic construction workers from 1992 to 2000, 2004.
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14691968
Analysis of Work-Related Safety & Health Hazards of Unrepresented Workers in the Iron Working Industry, 2010
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/BratcherReportFinal62310.pdf
Work-Related Injuries among Hispanic Construction Workers: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2010
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187004
The Economics of Immigration, CERN Meeting: December 2007
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/cern-meeting-december-2007
Spanish-Speaking Construction Workers Discuss Their Safety Needs and Experiences, 2004
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/krruttenbergreport.pdf

Young Worker Resources

Formative Research Findings - Integrating Occupational Safety and Health Training into Career Technical Education in Construction, 2013
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/integrating-occupational-safety-and-health-training-career-technical-education
Disparities Surveillance Research, a new CPWR project
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/disparities-surveillance-research
Safety Voice for Ergonomics (SAVE), a new CPWR project
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/safety-voice-ergonomics-save
OSH Education in Post-secondary Career Technical Education Construction Programs, a new CPWR project
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/research/osh-education-post-secondary-career-technical-education-construction-programs

Small Business Resources

Reaching Residential Contractors and Influencing their Safety and Health Practices Survey, 2014
Hard copy available
Literature Review and Environmental Scan for Better Translation of Research to Practice in Residential Construction, 2013
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/residential_construction_r2p_literature_review_chapman.pdf
Safety Management in the Construction Industry, 2013
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/publications/safety-management-construction-industry
Injury underreporting among small establishments in the construction industry, 2011
Link: https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/DongUnderreporting_webpost.pdf