Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s current five-year cooperative agreement with NIOSH to continue serving as the National Construction Center through 2024 means that we welcome new and continuing university partners into our research consortium. It also enables multi-year research projects and programs, all designed to reduce construction worker injury, death, and disease.
Earlier this year Â鶹ÊÓƵ invited industry professionals and researchers to propose studies aimed at preventing suicide and opioid-related deaths. An expert review committee considered 19 proposals, with evaluation of the efficacy and scalability of the programs studied a top priority. The committee selected five projects to receive $50,000 each from funding provided by a private sector donor.
The following pages provide short descriptions of this work, which ranges across important topics in construction worker safety and health; they also show the researchers leading the projects.
Communications, Education and Outreach Core
Construction Industry Data and Statistical CoreÌý
Evaluation and Improvement of OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Training
Evaluation of the Best Built Plans Manual Material Handling Tool for ConstructionÌý
Evaluation of Trunk and Arm Support Exoskeletons for ConstructionÌý
Health Hazard Controls Industry Diffusion: Evidence-based intervention strategy (PTD Diffusion)Ìý
Manufactured Nanomaterials in Construction: Evaluating Exposures, Controls and Worker Training Ìý
Prevention through Augmented Pre-Task PlanningÌý
Promoting Safety and Well-being among Sheet Metal Worker Women through Mentoring Ìý
Reactive Chemical Systems: Part B – Developing Data-Driven Interventions
Research to Practice (r2p) CoreÌý
Safety Climate-Safety Management Information System (SC-SMIS)Ìý