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Vicki Kaskutas1, Ann Marie Dale, Hester Lipscomb

  • 1Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Occupational Therapy, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. kaskutasv@wustl.edu

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Falls from heights remain a significant risk for apprentice carpenters, with poor knowledge and unsafe behaviors contributing to injuries. Improved training and organizational safety practices are crucial for prevention.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Construction Safety
  • Workplace Injury Prevention

Background:

  • Falls from heights are a major cause of death and injury in the construction industry, particularly affecting inexperienced workers.
  • Apprentice carpenters are a vulnerable demographic within the construction workforce, often lacking adequate fall prevention knowledge and experience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify individual and organizational factors associated with falls from heights among apprentice carpenters.
  • To assess the fall prevention knowledge, risk perceptions, and training experiences of apprentice carpenters.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted using a 72-item survey administered to apprentice carpenters.
  • The survey covered domains including fall experience, fall-prevention knowledge, risk perceptions, confidence, training, safety climate, and crew safety behaviors.

Main Results:

  • 16% of 1025 respondents reported personal falls in the past year, primarily involving ladders, despite formal training.
  • Fall-prevention knowledge was poor, ladders were perceived as low risk, and ladder training was infrequent.
  • Apprentices in residential construction, those with less mentorship, and those on crews with more unsafe behaviors reported higher fall rates.

Conclusions:

  • Many apprentices fall from heights due to inadequate preparation, even within formal programs.
  • Apprenticeship programs should enhance fall prevention training timing and content.
  • Organizational changes in building practices, mentorship, and safety protocols are essential to reduce falls from heights.