Key Findings from Research: Sheet Metal Worker Safety Interventions and Adoption

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• Alternative Title:
  Using Building Information Modeling in Residential Renovation :
• Journal Article:
  Key findings from research
• Personal Author:
  Hurtado, Kristen ; Sullivan, Kenneth
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Sheet metal and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) workers are exposed to welding fumes and nanomaterials, causing health and safety concerns. The objectives of this project were to better understand existing interventions to mitigate welders' exposure to fumes and nanomaterials and the levels of adoption of those interventions. In the research, interviews and targeted national surveys with members of the leading professional and trade associations-the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) and the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)-were conducted, and data was also collected from welders at firms in the southwestern U.S. with fewer than 10 employees. The results of this project can be used by companies to compare the interventions they provide, company-specific adoption levels, and to better direct what companies can do to mitigate welders' exposure. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/3RiPdT5. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Factors Safety Ventilation Welding
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Welding fumes; Ventilation equipment; Intervention; Nanomaterials
• Source:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2023 Aug; :1
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  production of this document was supported by cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068308
• Email:
  Kristen.Hurtado@asu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• 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-512:26b3ddf5a84fdd6fca87f2ef9266bec909eb73f450907c5379ea66621be101e4620a8358446957bcdb748d24923275b7ce344add2f5064fc7d98326c76aee63e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/137137/cdc_137137_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 51.35 KB ]