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Smoking
and Construction Workers . . .
Toxics
& Tobacco on the Job—Protecting Your Health
 This
set of materials is designed to teach building trades workers about
the combined hazards of toxics and tobacco. Workers in construction
have high smoking rates. When nicotine is added to the other toxic
chemicals they are already exposed to on the job, their risks for
cancer and heart disease skyrocket.
Based
on LOHP's original Toxics on the Job (1991), these fully
updated and expanded materials were developed in collaboration with
the BUILT Project (Building Trades Unions Ignite Less Tobacco) of
the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.
The set includes:
Instructor's Manual
These
four short teaching units can be presented to workers by apprenticeship
instructors and others. Each unit includes training objectives,
instructor notes, student activities, and handouts. The 30–60
minute units can be used together or separately. Their participatory
approach encourages active student involvement. 66 pages, 2001.
Construction
Workers' Guide
An
illustrated student handbook for use with the Instructor's Manual.
It describes common chemicals in the trades, how to find chemical
information, the effects of smoking and chewing tobacco, secondhand
smoke, and the dangers of combining toxics and tobacco. 56 pages,
2001.
Video:
No Butts About It
A
fast-paced video featuring comedian Will Durst. Explains why tobacco
is deadly, especially when combined with job hazards, and how smoking
sets a bad example for kids. The tobacco industry works hard to
keep blue collar workers hooked, but it is never too late to quit!
8 minutes, 2001.
Complete set—Instructor's Manual, Workers' Guide, video—$15.00.
This special low rate is made possible by funding
from California Proposition 99, The Tobacco Tax Initiative.
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