Skip to main content
. 2007 Feb;13(1):37–41. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.013839

Table 1 Percentage of sample having received safety training and having received no training, in the past 12 months, by job tenure. 1999, 2001 and 2003 Workplace and Employee Survey samples.

Tenure with employer 1999, 2001 and 2003 WES Samples (n = 59 159*)
n* Safety training† Probability of having received safety training in the past 12 months
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted‡ OR (95% CI)
Men
 Tenure (years)
  >5 15422 15.7 Ref Ref
  4–5 1596 15.6 0.98 (0.74 to 1.29) 1.00 (0.72 to 1.35)
  3–4 2412 13.5 0.82 (0.61 to 1.09) 0.90 (0.68 to 1.19)
  2–3 2953 14.3 0.87 (0.69 to 1.10) 0.93 (0.73 to 1.18)
  1–2 3606 16.9 1.10 (0.90 to 1.34) 1.19 (0.96 to 1.47)
  ⩽1 2650 21.4 1.48 (1.19 to 1.84) 1.66 (1.29 to 2.12)
 Year
  1999 10318 13.6 Ref Ref
  2001 9347 16.4 1.26 (1.07 to 1.48) 1.22 (1.04 to 1.44)
  2003 8975 18.5 1.47 (1.24 to 1.74) 1.44 (1.21 to 1.71)
Women
 Tenure (years)
  >5 15150 11.0 Ref Ref
  4–5 2041 11.3 1.01 (0.71 to 1.44) 1.06 (0.73 to 1.53)
  3–4 2514 9.6 0.86 (0.63 to 1.17) 0.83 (0.59 to 1.18)
  2–3 3345 10.3 0.93 (0.74 to 1.18) 0.97 (0.75 to 1.26)
  1–2 4448 14.6 1.37 (1.07 to 1.75) 1.44 (1.09 to 1.91)
  ⩽1 3022 21.2 2.16 (1.76 to 2.65) 2.36 (1.83 to 3.05)
 Year
  1999 11103 12.4 Ref Ref
  2001 9353 11.8 0.97 (0.76 to 1.22) 0.91 (0.72 to 1.15)
  2003 10063 12.8 1.05 (0.84 to 1.32) 1.04 (0.83 to 1.30)

Ref, reference; WES, Workplace and Employee Survey.

*All frequency counts are weighted estimates, representing the Canadian working population.

†Sum of OH&S, equipment and orientation training.

‡Adjusted for age, sex, immigrant status, membership in union or CBA, occupation, employment status, wage, receiving benefits, receiving family‐support programs, workplace size, non‐profit workplace, industry and province of head office.