[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3332]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-28]
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 Office on (404) 639-7090. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
The following request has been submitted for review since the last
publication date on February 4, 1997.
Proposed Project
1. Biomechanical Stress Control in Drywall Installation--New-
Drywall installers represented approximately 1.42% of the construction
workforce in 1992. Based on analysis of the Supplementary Data System
(BLS) of 21 states, the compensable injury/incidence rate (27.5 cases
per 100 workers for this group) was nearly three times the injury rate
of 9.5 for all other construction occupations combined, in 1987. Data
from the 1992 and 1993 Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses (BLS) indicated that there were an estimated 4,680 traumatic
injuries among drywall installers involving days away from work in the
construction industry in 1992, and 4,122 in 1993. In 1993, bodily
reaction and exertion (31.8%), falls (28.6%), and contact with objects
(24.6%) were the leading events of injury and illness involving days
away from work. As a result, sprains and strains (40.6%) constituted
the most frequent nature of injuries and illnesses category in 1994.
To gain an understanding of these injuries, NIOSH has initiated
this project to examine different approaches in both field and
laboratory settings to identify and control the high-risk activities
associated with the traumatic injuries and overexertion hazards of
drywall installation work. One of the field study components for this
project is to identify high-risk tasks and activities for drywall
installers, using a drywall installation survey which was developed at
NIOSH. The findings of this survey will provide further understanding
and focus laboratory research efforts on the most hazardous tasks/
activities of drywall-installation work. Study populations will include
drywall installers or construction workers with drywall installation
experience. Each questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes to
complete. The total annual burden is 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Number of Number of burden/
Respondents respondents responses/ response (in
respondent hrs.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drywall Installers............ 120 1 .25
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: February 5, 1997.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-3332 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P