Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2026

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Dodge Construction Network ; CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  This report is the seventh Safety Management study that Dodge Construction Network and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training have collaborated on since 2012. Several of the topics included in the current research-planning for safety, heat exposure, and mental health and well-being-were first introduced in 2023, but others-such as safety training and communication, and the use of technology-have been studied for over a decade. A few findings stand out: 1) Small companies are more deeply engaging in safety. More small companies (less than 20 employees) use online safety training, offer their staff an employee assistance program (EAP) and employ more measures to assess heat risk for their employees than in 2023. Growth in these areas for small companies significantly exceeds that of larger organizations. While they continue to lag their larger peers in the use of safety management practices, they are clearly increasing their commitments to improving safety, and the health and well-being of their employees. 2) Some practices are now widely used by most contractors, including creating a health and safety plan before construction begins, utilizing online safety training, using several strategies to mitigate the risk of heat exposure and offering anti-harassment training (especially among midsize and large companies). 3) However, many opportunities still exist for safety in construction to be improved.
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Heat Stress Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Safety research; Training; Small businesses; Well-being; Heat exposure; Mental health
• Source:
  Boston, MA: Dodge Construction Network, 2026 Apr; :1-43
• Publisher:
  Dodge Construction Network
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Massachusetts ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA] ; Boston Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  44 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071467
• Email:
  Dodge.Analytics@construction.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b93a2290c0ff045b8d66d99b8cd0dc722a62f9502c0ca8c327d03da2468b54caf70863970902bca51831544dc15e2bb6d1ccd856467e0bf2b11b1b80da36f9e0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/259065/cdc_259065_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1011.76 KB ]