CPWR's Data Center: A Unique and Trusted Source of Construction Data

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  The Challenge: The construction industry is highly cyclical, decentralized, and dominated by small employers - roughly 4 out of 5 employ fewer than 10 workers. As a result, tracking national industry trends and the safety and health of the construction workforce is difficult. Although several government agencies and private organizations collect construction data, none generate the data at a level of detail or in a format that fully meets stakeholders' and construction safety and health researchers' needs. Some data sources are not publicly available, while others use complex structures, definitions, and jargon that are not meaningful to many industry users. A reliable source of construction industry data, presented in an easily accessible format is critical for identifying and addressing safety and health problems, tracking progress, and creating training programs and practical solutions for construction workers. The Response: CPWR established the Data Center in the mid-1990s to serve as an effective information resource center with detailed, reliable, and timely construction data. Under the direction of Dr. Xiuwen (Sue) Dong, a research team provides insight on construction safety and health through publications and presentations, responds to information requests from industry stakeholders, and generates customized reports to advance construction safety and health. The research team compiles and analyzes data from published and unpublished government and private sources to monitor demographic and industry trends, identify the impact of these changes on construction safety and health, and measure the cost of work-related injuries and illnesses. A multitude of large nationally representative data sources are used, including ones from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, the Internal Revenue Service, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Data Processing Information Dissemination Information Systems Occupational Safety And Health
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054728
• Citation:
  CPWR IMPACT. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2012 Jun; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• 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:
  CPWR IMPACT
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7b2a70b4f28b559e4d4a7c93aeb24dbc5d842aa890a14db4abccd7f57b5ecf145dd1712468250f550b667ccc1466c3f7215f8e9276fb039917f9a05862fb5740
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213071/cdc_213071_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 662.80 KB ]