CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training has recently developed a new website called the Exposure Control Database. This online tool helps construction health and safety practitioners predict worker exposure to four major hazards including silica, noise, welding fumes, and lead based on a combination of work factors like task, tool, and material. This database will be publicly available to everyone free of charge.

We are currently requesting data for silica and noise exposure in the construction industry to help expand our database and improve its predictive power. If you have sampling measurements you would like to share, or if you plan on conducting sampling in the future, please feel free to use the following forms:

• Silica form
• Noise form

If you have any questions, please contact Sara Brooks at (301) 495-8532 or sbrooks@cpwr.com.

Thank you for helping keep workers safe!