Study: Apprentice Plumbers Have Lower Rates of Injuries

Journey-level plumbers who underwent apprenticeship training had fewer industrial injuries and workers’ compensation claims than their colleagues with no apprenticeship training, according to a study out of Washington state. Researchers with the state’s Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention Program also said apprentice graduates experienced a greater decline in the rate of total claims between the five years preceding certification and the years after graduation, according to the study published in the National Safety Council Journal of Safety Research. Rates o...