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Preventing Falls, Silica Exposures with Latino Construction Workers

Preventing Falls, Silica Exposures with Latino Construction Workers. Milagro Grullón, MM Executive Director, Lawrence Community Connections, Inc. Maria Brunette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UMASS Lowell Work Environment Dept. Susan Shepherd, ScD

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Preventing Falls, Silica Exposures with Latino Construction Workers

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  1. Preventing Falls, Silica Exposures with Latino Construction Workers Milagro Grullón, MM Executive Director, Lawrence Community Connections, Inc. Maria Brunette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UMASS Lowell Work Environment Dept. Susan Shepherd, ScD Industrial Hygienist, University of Massachusetts Lowell (on behalf of the Proteccion en Construccion Team) OSHA Latino Summit in Houston April 14-15, 2010

  2. Acknowledgments • Proteccion en Construccion team • Workers, supervisors, contractors, workers’ family members, and Lawrence residents who participated throughout 2008 assessment year • Facilitators, notetakers, transcribers • Outreach team This research is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & HealthR01OH008750-01A1 Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  3. Proteccion en Construccion:Lawrence Latino Safety Partnership The goal of the project is to build a community-university-labor partnership that will research ways to prevent falls and silica dust exposure affecting Latino construction workers. • Protección en Construcción • April 15, 2010

  4. Partners: • a research project conducted by the • City of Lawrence Mayor’s • Health Task Force • Laborers International Union of • North America Local 175 • JSI Research and Training • Institute • Lawrence Community • Connections, Inc • University of Massachusetts • Lowell Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  5. Innovative Partnerships City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force is a broad base collaborative of health care, social services providers, environmental groups, academic institutions, local businesses, and city planners whose mission is to “develop healthy public policies and activities that accommodate the changing conditions of the total community, and promotes improvement in the quality of life of its citizens.” Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  6. Local Policy change • MHTF • Local Board of health approved principles research in Lawrence, MA • City Council accepted as regulation for all research Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  7. JSI Research and Training InstituteCasa de Salud (Health House) is a community research and education effort designed to engage the residents of a majority Latino community in Lawrence, Massachusetts Primary objectives of the project are to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of neighborhood home-based meetings (charlas). Innovative Partnerships Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  8. Innovative Partnership Laborers International Union of North America Local 175 Michael Gagliardi Co-PI Provides access to over 3000 construction workers, and trainings opprotunities for non-union workers. Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  9. Innovative Partnerships University of Massachusetts Lowell Lenore Azzaroff, PI Researchers, grant oversight, technical health and safety expertise. And much more… Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  10. Innovative Partnerships Lawrence Community Connections, Inc. Milagro Grullon, Co-PI New partner (2010), expertise in partnership, network, and coalition building to eliminating health disparities. Work with faith community and neighborhood associations to improve quality of life outcomes. Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  11. PenC Project Structure Networking Committee Government agencies Residents Contractors Outreach Team Intervention Team Steering Committee Ceferina Sunilda Juan Armando Residents Community groups Maju Cora Luz Small Contractor Workers Large contractor Susan Milagro Doris Gretchen Mike Lenore Ellie Workers Non-profits Insurance companies Healthcare workers Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

  12. PenC Protección en Construcción April 15 2010

  13. Muchas Gracias por su atencionThank you for your attention Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

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