Safety practices reported among construction contractors

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• Personal Author:
  Brooks, Raina D. ; Harris, William ; Trueblood, Amber B. ; Yohannes, Thomas
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  Production of this document was supported by cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIOSH.
  
  DataBulletin-November2023.pdf
  
  NIOSHTIC no. 20068766
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Name as Subject:
  United States
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068766
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/136352/cdc_136352_DS1.pdf
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