Masonry Magazine October 2004 Page. 48
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OSHA continued from page 45 and training courses related to residential construction.
Employers and workers can access information that can be used to develop and implement safety and health programs, and link to sites that identify the hazards of residential construction and possible solutions to those hazards.
OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships, and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
NIOSH Update on Workplace Bullying
Most incidents of bullying in the workplace appear to be perpetuated by employees against one another, early findings from a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) suggest.
The findings suggest that efforts to make changes at the organizational level to prevent bullying in the workplace should include steps to improve relationships among co-workers, and should not strictly focus on improving supervisor-employee and customer-employee relationships.
The study points to further research that would be needed before researchers could offer definitive recommendations for preventing bullying as a potential factor for work-related stress. The findings were reported at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, held July 28-Aug. 1, as a progress report on the study.
Since the results are based on a survey of a representative but small sample of respondents, other studies involving larger numbers of respondents are needed to confirm the findings. In addition, other research is needed in greater depth to identify the reasons for acts of bullying in the workplace, the circumstances in which bullying is most likely to occur, and specific measures for improving interpersonal relationships in the workplace.
Data reported from the survey indicate the following:
* 24.5% of the companies surveyed reported that some degree of bullying had occurred there during the preceding year.
* In the most recent incident that had occurred, 39.2% involved an employee as the aggressor, 24.5% involved a customer, and 14.7% involved a supervisor.
* In the most recent incident, 55.2% involved the employee
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