Highlights 2020 - CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  CPWR is dedicated to reducing injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the construction industry through training, research, and service programs. This snapshot shows recent accomplishments and upcoming work. CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training serves as the National Construction Center under a NIOSH cooperative agreement. Since 1990, the CPWR and NIOSH have partnered to focus on reducing occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities and improving construction workers' lives. Priority activities aim to: 1) Prevent worker injuries and fatalities, particularly from falls and struck-by incidents. 2) Prevent worker disease by reducing respiratory hazards such as the virus that causes COVID-19 and silica. 3) Reduce painful injuries and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). 4) Increase understanding of work-related aspects of mental health issues (including opioid use disorder).
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Bacteria Byssinosis Cotton Fiber Dust Gossypium Occupational Health Safety Textile Industry
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Falls Fatalities Injury Prevention Mental Health MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Occupational Hazards Respiratory Health Training

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Georgia ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OPPE - Office of Program Planning and Evaluation ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066374
• 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, 2022 Jul; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc9c21df98c679021479bad8e2e1f32ef5f3c14d3972b135acd1c5a1271010ffd10633edfe787ff70ebd4a4050f0498402592a47437d1377d238d41d52e1a990
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181961/cdc_181961_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 350.00 KB ]