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Case Study: The Asphalt Partnership Summary Report: A CPWR r2p Initiative



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    In the early 1990s a debate was raging about the health hazards of asphalt fumes and whether they would be classified as a human carcinogen. Amid this controversy an unlikely partnership was born. Representatives from government agencies, labor, and the asphalt industry, each of whom believed that they had the science on their side, decided to look beyond their differences and instead work together to reduce worker exposures to asphalt fumes in the asphalt paving industry. This new partnership, which also brought in equipment manufacturers, led to the development, testing and adoption of engineering controls for asphalt pavers. By 2007, virtually all highway class pavers in the U.S. were equipped with effective exhaust ventilation that protects workers from fumes. The partnership continued to evolve and led to several other successful collaborative efforts to improve worker safety and health. This remarkable success story provides a model of how partnerships can play a powerful role in preventing worker injury and illness. It also offers important lessons on what makes an effective partnership; the relationship between research and practice; the benefits of taking a precautionary approach; and the role of champions and facilitators in creating and sustaining change. In order to understand more clearly the lessons offered by this partnership model, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training conducted an in-depth case study of the Asphalt Paving Partnership as part of an overall Research to Practice (r2p) Initiative. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Case Studies
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-18
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20057975
  • Citation:
    Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2012 Nov; :1-18
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2013
  • 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:
    Case study: the asphalt partnership summary report: a CPWR r2p initiative
  • End Date:
    20240831
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