[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44590-44591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18809]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-11-11FK]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an email to
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Exploring the OSH Needs of Small Construction Business--New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people
through research and prevention. In this capacity, NIOSH will conduct
in-depth interviews designed to assess perceptions and opinions among
the target audience, small construction business owners, and to provide
content for the development of a survey to assess the occupational
safety and health needs and motivators for seeking occupational safety
and health (OSH) information among small construction business owners.
Exploring the OSH Needs of Small Construction Business is a four
year field study for which the overall goal is to identify the
occupational safety and health (OSH) needs of small construction
businesses (SCBs), and to inform methods that will successfully
motivate SCB owners to seek OSH training relevant to their unique work
situations. The data gathered in this study regarding SCB owners'
specific business training needs, motivational factors, and preferred
information sources will be of significant practical value when
designing and implementing future interventions.
As part of this project, a survey will be developed to assess SCB
owners businesses' specific training needs, motivational factors, and
preferred information sources. The proposed in-depth interviews
described here are a critical step toward the development of this
survey. Phase 1 of this project included interview development and
revision. The goal of Phase 2 of this project is to gather key-
informant perceptions and opinions among the target audience, small
construction business owners in the greater Cincinnati area with 10 or
fewer employees. Data gathered from in-depth interviews will provide
response content for the development of a survey to assess the
occupational safety and health needs and motivators for seeking OSH
information among small construction business owners. That is, the
results of these interviews will be analyzed to identify common sets of
responses, and these responses will be used in the development of the
survey mentioned above.
Construction had the most fatal injuries of any sector, with 1,178
fatalities in 2006 (21% of total) (U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2008). More
than 79% of construction businesses employ fewer than 10 employees
(CPWR, 2007), and this establishment size experiences the highest
fatality rate within construction (U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2008). The need
for reaching this population with effective, affordable, and culturally
appropriate training has been documented in publications and is
increasingly becoming an institutional priority at NIOSH. Given the
numerous obstacles which small construction business owners face in
effectively managing occupational safety and health (e.g., financial
and time constraints), there is a need for identifying the most crucial
components of occupational safety and health training. Additionally,
previous investigations suggest a need for persuading small
construction business owners to seek out occupational safety and health
training.
This interview will be administered to a sample of approximately 30
owners of construction businesses with 10 or fewer employees from the
Greater Cincinnati area. The sample size is based on recommendations
related to qualitative interview methods and the research team's prior
experience.
Participants for this data collection will be recruited with the
assistance of contractors who have successfully performed similar tasks
for NIOSH in the past. The interview questionnaire will be administered
verbally to participants in English.
Once this study is complete, results will be made available via
various means including print publications and the agency internet
site. The information gathered by this project could be used by OSHA to
determine guidelines for the development of appropriate training
materials for small construction businesses. The results of this
project will benefit construction workers by developing recommendations
for increasing the effectiveness of occupational safety and health
outreach methods specifically targeted to small construction
businesses. Although beyond the scope of this study, it is expected
that improved use of OSH programs will lower rates of injuries and
fatalities for workers.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 45.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Burden per
Respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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SCBs............................................................ 30 1 1.5
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Dated: July 19, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-18809 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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