Highlights 2019: Building on Success

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  There are multiple ways to see the impact CPWR has in improving safety and health in the construction industry. Numbers provide one window. This report documents the stakeholders CPWR reached over the past year. CPWR's websites saw more than 1.2 million visitors and almost 800,000 printed materials were mailed to industry stakeholders. Nearly 90,000 workers were trained, and over 95 percent of them trained believe it influenced them to make changes on the job. CPWR's BTMed program has provided nearly 40,000 medical screenings for former construction workers at the Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites as of this year. One hundred percent of those receiving services under BTMed were satisfied. Collaborations testify to the quality of CPWR's work. Its Research Consortium draws on leading university-based researchers from across the country. Its Training Program is a consortium of NABTU-affiliated international building trades unions. The BTMed program works cooperatively with the international unions and local Building Trades Councils around DOE sites. Across all programs, CPWR partners with contractors, associations, and users of construction services who are committed to safety and health. Another way to recognize CPWR's contributions is in the range of issues it addresses. It leads, along with OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction, which remain the leading cause of death in our industry. CPWR's pioneering Research to Practice program has recently developed Best Built Plans, which provides contractors and workers practical tools to plan for safe manual materials handling, which will reduce strain, sprain, and related soft-tissue injuries. The Data Center's analyses help the field understand where progress is occurring and where needs exist. CPWR draws on its unparalleled network to identify and respond to emerging hazards. It has a growing Foreword There are multiple ways to see the impact CPWR has in improving safety and health in the construction industry. program for evaluating worker exposures to and controls for nanoparticles and reactive chemicals. Upcoming projects will research topics such as exoskeletons and increasing the safety and health of women apprentices. CPWR is supporting NABTU, as well as the entire industry, in addressing the opioid and suicide crises that are disproportionally affecting construction workers. They have developed resources to support the priorities established by the NABTU Opioid Task Force and the industry. They are working closely with stakeholders and government partners to share information, prevent workers from becoming addicted to opioids, and organizing resources to support the industry as we try to provide help to workers who need it. At the heart of CPWR's work are dedicated people. There are partners, researchers, board members, and advisors. There are the staff, who contribute their expertise through speaking, media commentary, and publishing on all construction safety and health issues. More importantly, there are the people in the field who benefit from all of this work. The former nuclear site worker program is just one example of how CPWR's programs reach individuals. There are the people who launch careers thanks to the Environmental Career Worker Training Program. One unsolicited message summarizes another vital aspect of CPWR's work: "Thank you for the differences you make to others daily. Although differences may be small, they still are cumulative, and require continual minute-by-minute diligence. I've noticed many gaps in training, compliance, and application, in many companies, yet you are committed to filling the gaps. Keep up the good work." It is easy to see why this summer CPWR was awarded a new five-year - its seventh! - cooperative agreement from NIOSH to continue serving as the NIOSH National Construction Center. Descriptions of how this agreement will launch 13 multi-year research projects and programs to reduce injury, death, and disease are included in this report. It will be a central part of enabling CPWR to build on its successes and continue to improve the safety and health of America's construction workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Exoskeletons Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Occupational Safety And Health Partnership Safety Education
• 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:
  Report
• 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:
  32 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Anton, Daniel C. ; Baker, Marissa ; Bello, Anila ; Bello, Dhimiter ; Dai, Fei ; Dale, Ann M. ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Dickerson, Deborah ; Evanoff, Bradley A. ; Figueroa, Maria C. ; Fullen, Mark ; Gambatese, John ; Gheisari, Masoud ; Gray, Wayne ; Harper, Martin ; Harris-Adamson, Carisa ; Hess, Jennifer A. ; Johnson, Stefanie K. ; Kincl, Laurel ; Lee, Hyun Woo ; McGarvey, Sean ; Mendeloff, John ; Nussbaum, Maury ; Park, Jee Woong ; Rauscher, Kimberly ; Rempel, David ; Rosecrance, John ; Ruttenberg, Ruth ; Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Seixas, Noah S. ; Stentz, Terry ; Taylor, Edward ; Trahan Cain, Christina ; Woskie, Susan
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059637
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Feb; :1-29
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  CPWR highlights 2019: building on success
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213202/cdc_213202_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.00 MB ]