Prevention Through Design 2020: Current and Future State-of-the-Art on Research, Practice, and Education. Report No. 1

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• Personal Author:
  Chava H ; Gibson GE Jr. ; Grau D
• Description:
  Arizona State University hosted the first Prevention through Design (PtD) Workshop 2020 in Tempe,Arizona on March 11, 2020. The event brought together representatives from 20 construction industry organizations as well as nine universities, to work on improvement of PtD efforts in research, implementation and education. This first Workshop was designed to identify, exchange, and leverage experiences and expertise on PtD research, practice, and education efforts at engineering, design, contractor, client and owner organizations, insurers, US colleges and universities, and agencies. During the Workshop, 45 participants were actively engaged in review of the best practices of PtD including where designs have failed and succeeded. With subject matter expert (SME) feedback, a baseline of the current PtD state-of-the-art was established. Past, current, and potential PtD research efforts were discussed. High payoff research topics were identified. Synergistic and collaborative opportunities were sought among SMEs, researchers, and academics. Keynote videos and details of this workshop can be found at https://ptd.engineering.asu.edu/ptdworkshop-2020-neu/. Funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and hosted by Arizona State University, this workshop was the first of what is planned to be a five-year Prevention through Design (PtD) Initiative aimed at engaging compelling stakeholders from agencies, industry, and academia in order to advance PtD. PtD holds the promise to substantially reduce exposure of construction workers to safety and health hazards and minimize the rate of accidents, morbidity, and fatalities. It also can improve efficiency and thus profitability for project participants. When properly implemented, PtD facilitates the identification and mitigation of exposure from early project stages (i.e., from conceptual design), in contrast with the prevalent practice of waiting for construction to start. However, to date, PtD knowledge and implementation are still scarce. Such lack of PtD awareness negatively impacts the wellbeing of construction workers. Safety records in Australia and the UK (where PtD is more widely practiced and required by law) point to a disparity between their results and the US, indicating that PtD may play a significant role in reducing fatalities in the US construction sector in the future if adopted more widely. With a series of annual workshops starting in Spring of 2020, this NIOSH-funded effort aims at: 1) advancing PtD knowledge; 2) promoting the implementation of PtD through the engagement of agencies, industry, and academia; and, 3) promoting the instruction of PtD in construction management and construction engineering programs at US colleges and universities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Education Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Cost Effectiveness Curriculum Development Design Criteria Design Standards Equipment Design Hazard Controls Hazard Identification Industrial Design Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Occupational Hazards Partnership Prevention Through Design Prevention Through Design Cross-Sector Research Program PTD Safety Education Safety Engineering Safety Research Small Businesses Standards Workshops

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• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  Arizona State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060520
• Citation:
  Prevention through Design Workshop 2020: Current and Future State-of-the-Art on Research, Practice, & Education, March 11, 2020, Tempe, Arizona. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University, 2020 Jun; :1-22
• Contact Point Address:
  G. Edward Gibson, Jr., School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University
• Email:
  egibson4@asu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20190901
• Source Full Name:
  Prevention through Design Workshop 2020: Current and Future State-of-the-Art on Research, Practice, & Education, March 11, 2020, Tempe, Arizona
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219001/cdc_219001_DS1.pdf
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