The objective of the CPWR Construction Center is to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary program to improve safety and health in the construction industry which will (1) build on CPWR's 15-year experience and the current base of knowledge, (2) intensify and accelerate the identification and adoption of evidence based best practices throughout the industry, and (3) evaluate changes in safety and health outcomes. In addition, provide special emphasis in three areas where performance should be improved: special populations (especially Hispanic), small-to-medium sized employers, and 'non-traditional' agents for safety and health (e.g., owners/clients, architects and engineers.) The Specific Aims are: -Exploration research: To define major safety & health needs and potential solutions in terms that are meaningful to the industry. -Intervention/prevention research: To maintain and continuously update an inventory of evidence-based best practices, test and evaluate risk reduction strategies, and identify barriers to the diffusion and adoption of best practices. -Translation research: To promote the adoption of evidence-based best practices by workers, employers and industry-wide organizations, evaluate impact of diffusion, and continuously improve on diffusion strategies. This program consists of an administrative, planning and outreach core and 27 projects. The Core provides oversight of and integrates the individual projects, provides outreach, facilitates contact between researchers and the industry, and evaluates the impact of the program. Impact will be measured with national and regional data on scientific progress, industry practices and injury and illness outcomes.
| Sparer, Emily H; Catalano, Paul J; Herrick, Robert F et al. (2016) Improving safety climate through a communication and recognition program for construction: a mixed methods study. Scand J Work Environ Health 42:329-37 |
| Kaskutas, Vicki; Buckner-Petty, Skye; Dale, Ann Marie et al. (2016) Foremen's intervention to prevent falls and increase safety communication at residential construction sites. Am J Ind Med 59:823-31 |
| Rempel, David; Barr, Alan (2015) A Universal Rig for Supporting Large Hammer Drills: Reduced Injury Risk and Improved Productivity. Saf Sci 78:20-24 |
| Sparer, Emily H; Okechukwu, Cassandra A; Manjourides, Justin et al. (2015) Length of time spent working on a commercial construction site and the associations with worker characteristics. Am J Ind Med 58:964-73 |
| Shepherd, Susan; Woskie, Susan (2013) Controlling dust from concrete saw cutting. J Occup Environ Hyg 10:64-70 |
| Goldwasser, Mia; Sparer, Emily; Dennerlein, Jack (2013) Testing a better recognition tool. Occup Health Saf 82:42, 44, 46 |
| Moore, Jeffery Taylor; Cigularov, Konstantin P; Sampson, Julie M et al. (2013) Construction workers' reasons for not reporting work-related injuries: an exploratory study. Int J Occup Saf Ergon 19:97-105 |
| Cigularov, Konstantin P; Adams, Stephanie; Gittleman, Janie L et al. (2013) Measurement equivalence and mean comparisons of a safety climate measure across construction trades. Accid Anal Prev 51:68-77 |
| Arlinghaus, Anna; Lombardi, David A; Courtney, Theodore K et al. (2012) The effect of rest breaks on time to injury - a study on work-related ladder-fall injuries in the United States. Scand J Work Environ Health 38:560-7 |
| McCann, Michael; Cheng, Mei-Tai (2012) Dump truck-related deaths in construction, 1992-2007. Am J Ind Med 55:450-7 |
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