Data Bulletin: Occupational Exposures in Construction

Details

• Personal Author:
  Harris, William ; Trueblood, Amber B. ; Dufoe, Derek
• Description:
  This issue examines common occupational exposures faced by construction workers, including hazardous equipment, working conditions, and materials by industry and year. Construction workers are exposed to a wide range of hazards, including harmful substances (lead, asbestos, silica dust), risky working positions (heights, cramped/ confined spaces), and environmental conditions (noise, extreme heat, working outdoors). These exposures can lead to injuries and chronic conditions that affect construction workers throughout their lives. This Data Bulletin examines occupational, environmental, chemical, ergonomic, and physical exposures that construction workers face, including exposure scores by industry, common chemical substances, and blood lead levels. Data for exposure scores comes from the O*NET OnLine Database, which collects data on work conditions and contexts for all occupations on a rolling basis and represents a baseline. Other exposure data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Chemical Exposure Health Data, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) data. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Construction
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Construction workers
  • Occupational exposure
  • Occupational hazards
  • Environmental exposure
  • Blood lead levels
  • Outdoor workers
  • Chemical hazards
  • Falls
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • MSD
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Philadelphia Region OSHA
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071787
• Citation:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2025 Dec; :1-6
• Contact Point Address:
  Data Center, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.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:
  2024/09/01
• End Date:
  2029/08/31
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260011/cdc_260011_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.02 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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