Key Findings from Research: WMSDs in Construction Down from 1992, but Still Major Occupational Hazard

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Researchers examined data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) to document trends and patterns in work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among American construction workers. See abstract: http://bit.ly/2kGlYXZ. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Epidemiology Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Injuries MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Occupational Hazards
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057797
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2017 Feb; :1
• Email:
  sdong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  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:e007a105b3f486f0d344159da1693e051064cb873b1f7f504c9008f25d8a0d5911166517a01d135431fc952b6ab674b8858769e6a5cf39b79ef7815b23348cb5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213013/cdc_213013_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 44.24 KB ]