Table 1.

Main findings from our worksite-based research and key informant interviews of subcontracting companies and other context experts.

Challenges Faced by Subcontractors

Assets That Could Contribute to Successful Intervention Implementation

-Large proportion are small employers often without HR and safety professionals -Limited resources to devote to safety and health initiatives (time, people, money) -Productivity prioritized over health and well-being to keep jobs on track -Distributed workforce across multi-employer worksites -Workers move with the work: bid-to-bid, site-to-site -Safety, health and well-being concerns vary between trades and, within the same trade, no two companies are alike

-Direct employers of the workers—feelings of accountability and responsibility to workers -Fewer hierarchical levels when developing an intervention within the company structure (rather than based at a worksite) -Worker solidarity within the trades and teams that move across sites together -Asking for help to improve worker health and safety is more accepted at the company level—“Health and safety is everyone’s business.” -Workers are a company’s greatest asset—they have the most knowledge on which working conditions affect safety, health and well-being the most while out on site