NIOSH Construction (CON) Program: response to CON expert review panel's report.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The NIOSH Construction Program addresses 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, such as water and sewer lines, highways, and bridges. Specialty trades like masonry, roofing, plumbing, electrical, drywall, and painting are also part of this sector. 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 economic recession that began in 2007. Almost 40% of construction employees work for small businesses with fewer than 20 employees, and nearly 30% are of Hispanic origin [CPWR 2018a, b]. In 2018, NIOSH convened an expert panel to assess the relevance and impact of NIOSH research (conducted by NIOSH researchers or funded by NIOSH) in the construction sector from 2007 through 2017. Much of the research and related activities funded by NIOSH was done by CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training's research consortium. CPWR successfully competed to be the National Construction Center (NCC) and received NIOSH funding during this period. NIOSH provided the panel with a detailed evidence package describing inputs, activities, outputs, intermediate outcomes, and end outcomes for five topics: silica, musculoskeletal disorders, noise and hearing loss, highway work zones, and fall prevention. After the panel reviewed the package, NIOSH and NCC representatives briefed panel members during a face-to-face meeting. During the meeting, the panel was provided with additional supporting information and was able to ask questions and interact with the program representatives. Subsequently, the panel developed a report, which included numeric Program scores for both relevance and impact as well as panel finding and recommendations. The panel assigned the Construction Program a total score of 9.5 out of 10. Each panel member scored the program individually for relevance and impact on a scale of 1 to 5, and those scores were averaged and rounded to the nearest 0.5. The panel's score for relevance was 5 out of 5, which indicates that "the rationale for the activities completed by the Program is highly justified based on burden and need." The panel's score for impact was 4.5 out of 5. This score falls between the "Program made some contributions and/or demonstrates great potential to contribute to end outcomes or well-accepted intermediate outcomes" and "the Program has made major contribution(s) to worker health and safety on the basis of end outcomes or well-accepted intermediate outcomes." The panel felt that NIOSH research to practice (r2p) efforts have improved the use of its research and communication products in the construction community and was impressed with NIOSH's increased use of technologies (e.g., tablets, cell phones) to accomplish r2p goals. In the panel's view, the most significant intermediate outcomes included adoption of engineering controls that are more effective than other types of hazard controls and changes to mandatory government standards, voluntary consensus standards, and other influential documents. NIOSH research projects also contributed to more effective personal protective equipment. The panel also made recommendations to improve relevance and impact going forward. The Construction Program appreciates the panel's review and feedback and this Response to the Construction Expert Review Panel's Report addresses how the panel's recommendations will inform the future plans of the program.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Endocrine System 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 R2p Research To Practice Initiative 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:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057144
• 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, 2019 Jul; :1-13
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181800/cdc_181800_DS1.pdf
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