Key Findings from Research: Mortality of Construction Workers at U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Sites: A Follow-Up Study

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• Personal Author:
  Ringen, Knut ; Dement, John M. ; Cloeren, Marianne ; Almashat, Sammy ; Hines, Stella E. ; Grier, William ; Quinn, Patricia ; Chen, Anna ; Haas, Scott
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  The Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) provides health examinations for workers employed in construction activities at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities. This study focuses on 26,922 BTMed participants, including 22,747 construction workers, such as electricians, laborers, and pipefitters, who have been exposed to a range of hazards-including asbestos, radiation, and silica-during facility construction, maintenance, renovation, demolition, and cleanup, comparing them to 2,218 non-construction workers engaged in work activities like security and science. Previous studies have identified elevated mortality risks associated with construction work exposures, particularly for all cancers of the lung, kidneys, and mesothelioma, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This follow-up study, using data from 1998 to 2021 and including 8,367 deaths, compares mortality rates among construction workers and non-construction subpopulations at the DOE sites. Read the abstract: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23567. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Construction
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Radiation Exposure
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Construction workers
  • Mortality rates
  • Epidemiology
  • Medical screening
  • Radiation exposure
  • Occupational exposure
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract
• 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:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071842
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2026 Mar; :1
• Email:
  knutringen@msn.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:
  2009/09/01
• End Date:
  2024/08/31
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260064/cdc_260064_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 40.34 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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