Key Findings from Research: Construction Workers and Nanotechnology Awareness

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  A growing number of construction products incorporate engineered nanoparticles, but little is known about their long-term health effects on exposed workers. The study explored the current understanding and use of nanotechnology applications in heavy industrial/commercial construction among union leaders, apprenticeship program staff and construction contractors. Researchers surveyed 253 contacts representing 24 construction crafts to learn about their knowledge, attitudes and beliefs concerning nano-enabled construction products and about existing health and safety training addressing nanotechnology in construction. Researchers then conducted 21 follow-up interviews with survey respondents and 5 key interviews with California state agency employees. Read full report: https://bit.ly/2Rp2UhQ. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Education Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Cross Sectional Studies Nanotechnology Training Training Research
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications   ; CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications  
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research ; Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057581
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Oct; :1
• Email:
  lboatman@sbctc.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a38d8fd03d44c3c39e8f0a434a5159db815daa3be34247f063e71691899b820e60bb928d75e41976da1e4ce0117172411185f40834dbc98a20057a26a08edd2f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212950/cdc_212950_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 44.54 KB ]