I-Catalyst Template Occupational Safety Resources

Request for Approval under the Generic Clearance “CDC I-Catalyst Program”

(OMB Control Number: 0920-1158)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY RESOURCES

PURPOSE: The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries with high rates of injuries and fatalities among workers. The smaller the company, the greater the risk for injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. 92% of construction firms in the U.S. have fewer than 20 employees. Therefore, small residential construction businesses are at risk of increased injuries, illness, and fatalities among workers. The CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health develops new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and transfers that knowledge into practice. Resources to assist in worker safety should be informed by the hierarchy of controls and tailored and accessible to the target audience. The project team hopes to gain insights and develop tools to provide relevant, helpful, easy to implement, and impactful safety and health information, recommendations, and resources to small residential construction business owners and managers.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Target audience – owners and managers of small residential construction businesses (fewer than 20 employees) who supervise employees performing construction tasks.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

[ ] Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form [ ] Customer Satisfaction Survey

[ ] Usability Testing (e.g., Website or Software [ ] Small Discussion Group

[ ] Focus Group [x] Other: one-on-one interviews

CERTIFICATION:

I certify the following to be true:

1. The collection is voluntary.

2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.

3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

4. The results are not intended to be disseminated to the public.

5. Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions.

6. The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the future.

Name: Juliana K. Cyril; Director -Office of Technology and Innovation – OADS CDC

Team Lead – Amanda Terminello, NIOSH

To assist review, please provide answers to the following question:

Personally Identifiable Information:

1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [X] No

2. If Yes, is the information that will be collected included in records that are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [X ] No

3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [ ] No [X] N/A

Gifts or Payments:

Is an incentive (e.g., money or reimbursement of expenses, token of appreciation) provided to participants? [ ] Yes [X] No

BURDEN HOURS

Type of Respondents	Form Name	No. of Respondents	No. of Responses per Respondent	Avg. Burden per Response (in hrs.)	Total Burden (in hrs.)
Residential construction business owners and managers	Interview Guide	50	1	30/60	25
Total					25

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