Introduction to the collection on research to practice in the construction industry

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• Personal Author:
  Baker R ; Welch L
• Description:
  In this issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, we present a collection of peer-reviewed articles that describe a Research to Practice (r2p) program developed at CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training. As described in more detail in the paper by Baker and colleagues [Baker, 2015], evidence-based interventions exist that can prevent deaths, injuries and illnesses, but reliance on passive diffusion too often has failed to get these tools or work practices into the hands of those who need to take action on the findings. Movement from health and safety research findings to effective practice is particularly important in the construction industry, where a disproportionate number of workers are injured or made sick each year in the United States. The six papers presented here discuss key components of the r2p program and focus on highpriority areas such as falls and ergonomics, as well as promising translation and dissemination methods that have been used successfully in construction, including partnerships and technology transfer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Behavior Construction Industry Education Mass Behavior Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Attitude Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Fall-protection Group-behavior Group-dynamics Injury-prevention Management-personnel Mortality-data Protective-measures Safety-climate Safety-education Safety-programs Safety-research Sociological-factors Supervisory-personnel Training Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046438
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Aug; 58(8):807-808
• Email:
  rbaker@berkeley.edu
• 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:be3710570463015ffc6496c4aca404a3840dd0e37d5e03e8c18abf2332e5d85dbacf25d49956474fdf9b3ccd832431cd555af0af392e197cb20c83c1dd511fcd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201497/cdc_201497_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 37.58 KB ]