Data Bulletin: Safety Practices Reported Among Construction Contractors

Details

• Journal Article:
  Safety practices reported among construction contractors
• Personal Author:
  Yohannes, Thomas ; Harris, William ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Trueblood, Amber B.
• Description:
  Construction workers have many tasks that involve hazards and exposures, such as falls, machine hazards (e.g., unguarded, struck-by injuries), electrical hazards, physical work environments (e.g., heat), and chemicals (e.g., silica, asbestos). A range of interventions, such as prevention through design, training, providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and conducting pre-task planning (PTP), can reduce the risk of hazards and exposures to improve the safety and health of construction workers. This Data Bulletin examines reported safety practices among construction contractors, including interventions that aim to reduce the risk of hazards and exposures and therefore improve the health and safety of construction workers. Safety practices were examined by union and trade association status. Data come from the 2023 Safety Management in the Construction Industry Survey, a survey that CPWR has collaborated on with Dodge Construction Network since 2012. This year's survey, the sixth in the series, was conducted from May to June 2023 with 298 respondents, including 145 specialty trade contractors and 153 general contractors. It targeted PTP, PPE, strategies to reduce heat-related injuries, mentoring, training, safety communication, technology use, mental health, and substance use. Percentages shown may not sum to 100% due to rounding. The sample size varies for each question/chart, as respondents may have only seen a question based on their response to a previous question. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Hot Temperature Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Safety practices; Personal protective equipment; PPE; Heat exposure
• Source:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2023 Nov; :1-7
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068766
• Contact Point Address:
  Data Center, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cc21a4690c09871bf627cb048f4a5fc44c80d1905d89c8059718e0947d37a6262921ea19b543ee7de79e9ef4d392cc7b1e72877d53ef9993836473781b72c398
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/136352/cdc_136352_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.59 MB ]