Best practices for health and safety technology transfer in construction

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• Personal Author:
  Betit, Eileen ; Russell D ; Weinstock D ; Welch LS
• Description:
  Background: Construction continues to be a dangerous industry, yet solutions that would prevent injury and illness do exist. Prevention of injury and illness among construction workers requires dissemination, adoption, and implementation of these effective interventions, or "research to practice" (r2p). Methods: CPWR recruited participants with experience and insight into effective methods for diffusion of health and safety technologies in this industry for a symposium with 3 group sessions and 3 breakout groups. The organizers reviewed session notes and identified 141 recommendations, which were then assigned to 13 over-arching themes. Results: Recommendations included a guide for researchers on patenting and licensing, a business case model, and in-depth case studies including development, testing, manufacturing, marketing, and diffusion. Conclusions: A more comprehensive understanding of the health and safety technology transfer landscape, the various actors, and their motivators and goals will help to foster the successful commercialization and diffusion of health and safety innovations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Education Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Construction Construction Construction-industry Injury-prevention Intervention Knowledge Translation Protective-measures Qualitative Safety-climate Safety-research Technology

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046150
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Aug; 58(8):849-857
• Contact Point Address:
  L. Welch, MD, Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), 8484 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  lwelch@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:40e29b69b82bc46739cb7f8b839d9c18e06b50eec3accb9adb8603a75637503f63a7c12dc47b264e5d7c12109faa74cca1d9c77b51fa9c52d4a2e1188e9f51ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201284/cdc_201284_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 118.46 KB ]