NIOSH Construction Program: Evidence Package 2007-2017

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 23. It includes not only residential and commercial building construction, but also heavy and civil engineering construction, like water and sewer lines, highways, and bridges. Specialty trades like roofing, plumbing, electrical, drywall, and painting are included in this sector as well. Construction jobs are some of the most dangerous, with the highest fatality rate of all industries. In 2016, the United States (U.S.) construction sector employed 10.3 million workers, a number still rising after employment in the sector declined during the 2009 through 2012 economic recession. More than 40% of construction employees' work for small businesses with fewer than 20 employees, and nearly 30% are of Hispanic origin. Since it was established in 1970, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been addressing occupational safety and health challenges in the construction sector. Based on this extensive research and translation history, subject matter expertise, and available burden and need information at the start of the second decade of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) (2006 through 2016), the NIOSH Construction Program prioritized and focused on several of the 15 NORA construction goals. Consistently, NIOSH construction researchers worked with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia to conduct research and translate it to the construction industry. NIOSH activities, during the time period of 2007 through 2017, described within this document reflect research conducted by scientists, within NIOSH (intramural), research conducted at academic centers (extramural, funded by NIOSH through grants and contracts), and research and other activities conducted by CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training (extramural funded by NIOSH through a cooperative agreement to function as the National Construction Center). The intramural component of the Construction Program has received an annual average of approximately $9.5 million, and the extramural component, including funding for the National Construction Center, has received an annual average of approximately $8.3 million. For the purposes of this review, five topics are described: silica, musculoskeletal disorders, noise exposure, hearing loss prevention, highway work zone safety, and falls.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Sector Research Program National Occupational Research Agenda NORA Review Process Worker Health
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-326
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057142
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, contract 200-2017-F-93626, 2018 Apr; :1-326
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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