Preventing Opioid-Related Harms in the Construction Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Cain CT ; Rinehart, Richard D. ; Rodman C ; Roelofs C
• Description:
  The construction sector has been hit hard by the opioid crisis. We describe CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training's recent efforts to address the challenges of opioid use in the construction industry. With support and guidance from the North America's Building Trades Unions Opioid Task Force, CPWR undertook three projects to promote prevention and best practices for struggling construction workers. The first project focused on recommendations for communications that reframe stigmatizing narratives into effective messages about prevention solutions. The second project refined and distributed a one-hour construction worker opioid hazard awareness training module. The third project assessed opportunities and barriers for the expansion and improvement of existing union peer support programs to support workers through treatment and recovery. Additional resources, such as opioid hazard tool box talks, to help reverse the impact on the sector are also described. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Health Promotion Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Construction Communications Construction Industry Drugs Hazard Communication Health Promotion Job Stress Mental Health Opioid Crisis Primary Prevention Training

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• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  367-372
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068113
• Citation:
  New Solut 2021 Nov; 31(3):367-372
• Contact Point Address:
  Cora Roelofs, CR Research/Consulting, 45 Atherton St., Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
• Email:
  cora_roelofs@uml.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR: The Center For Construction Research and Training
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20190731
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20200930
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cee02ca0bb8cb0c8eb1b495abe3b7bde7f927aac48d2a49f028c00bf82eae8a55d4672ad34c50a9667bc433e6bf9e92695408b159184ccac451363d1255c9fe9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230330/cdc_230330_DS1.pdf
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