Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers.

Background: Construction workers are frequently exposed to various types of injury-inducing hazards. There are a number of injury prevention interventions, yet their effectiveness is uncertain.

Objectives: To assess the effects of interventions for preventing injuries in construction workers.

Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers.

Background: Construction workers are frequently exposed to various types of injury-inducing hazards. A number of injury prevention interventions have been proposed, yet their effectiveness is uncertain.

Objectives: To assess the effects of interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers.

Pre-employment examinations for preventing occupational injury and disease in workers.

Background: Many employers and other stakeholders believe that health examinations of job applicants prevent occupational diseases and sickness absence.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of pre-employment examinations of job applicants in preventing occupational injury, disease and sickness absence compared to no intervention or alternative interventions.

Search Strategy: We searched CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library), MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and PEDro (to December 2009) not restricted by date, language or publication type.

Functional capacity evaluations for the prevention of occupational re-injuries in injured workers.

Background: Functional capacity evaluation (FCE) has been widely used to assess workers' physical state of readiness to return to work (RTW) after an injury and to make recommendations for the time and capacity in which they might return. FCEs are also used to prevent re-injury after RTW. Despite being a commonly used tool, little is known about how effective FCE is in preventing occupational injuries.

Writing a Cochrane systematic review on preventive interventions to improve safety: the case of the construction industry.

Objectives: The objective of this paper is to describe the main steps and to conduct a systematic literature review on preventive interventions concerning work-related injuries and to illustrate the process.

Methods: Based on the Cochrane handbook, a structured framework of six steps was outlined for the development of a systematic review. This framework was used to describe a Cochrane systematic review (CSR) on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent work related injuries in the construction industry.

Effectiveness of interventions in preventing injuries in agriculture--a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: This study reviewed the effectiveness of interventions in preventing occupational injuries among workers in agriculture.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials, controlled before-after studies, and interrupted time-series studies assessing interventions aimed at preventing injuries among workers in agriculture were considered. MEDLINE and five other databases were searched up to June 2006.

The effectiveness of interventions for preventing injuries in the construction industry: a systematic review.

Background: Occupational injury rates among construction workers are the highest among the major industries. A number of injury-prevention interventions have been proposed, yet the effectiveness of these is uncertain. Thus a systematic review evaluating the effectiveness of interventions for preventing occupational injuries among construction workers was conducted.