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New CPWR Data Dashboard on COVID-19 Vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccination is a crucial construction safety and health measure. To provide timely information, this new data dashboard, accompanying CPWR’s June 2021 Data Bulletin, illustrates the trends and patterns of COVID-19 vaccination and hesitancy among construction workers.

To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines and construction, visit CPWR’s COVID-19 Vaccine Resources page.

CPWR Data Bulletin: Construction Employment, Businesses, and COVID-19 Vaccinations During the Pandemic

This issue of the CPWR Data Bulletin focuses on COVID-19’s impact on the construction industry through spring 2021, including trends in employment, small business conditions, and vaccination rates and attitudes.

Inaugural Prevention through Design (PtD) Award Ceremony

The NIOSH Prevention through Design (PtD) program is hosting the first annual PtD Award ceremony July 14th at 3:30 p.m. ET. The award and ceremony are a collaborative effort of NIOSH, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), and the National Safety Council (NSC). Recipients of the PtD Award make sure workers go home to their loved ones safe and healthy by reducing and eliminating the hazards they face at work. The details for the virtual ceremony are below.

NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D., Lorraine Martin, NSC, and Deborah Roy, ASSP, will provide remarks as the award is presented to this year’s recipient. Please join us in recognizing outstanding leadership in PtD!

Safe + Sound Week 2021

Join OSHA, NIOSH, CPWR, and many other safety & health organizations for Safe + Sound Week, August 9-15, 2021! 

Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe.

Why Participate?
Successful safety and health programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and the bottom line. Participating in Safe + Sound Week can help get your program started, energize an existing one, or provide a chance to recognize your safety successes.

Who Participates?
All organizations looking for an opportunity to recognize their commitment to safety are welcome to participate. Last year, more than 3,400 businesses helped to raise awareness about workers’ health and safety!

For more information and ways to participate, visit OSHA’s Safe + Sound website.

CPWR’s Small Study Program Accepting Applications

CPWR’s Small Study Program supports promising new research initiatives on improving construction safety and health, and has a particular interest in studies that plan to work with and/or target small employers. We define small employers as those with 19 employees or fewer. We are giving priority to funding studies aimed at:
  • Reaching high-risk populations: small employers, vulnerable workers, residential and light commercial construction firms
  • Developing applicable, practical interventions
  • Engaging stakeholders, through partnerships and other means, to better understand the barriers to and motivators for adoption of best practices
  • Addressing emerging issues and exploring new technologies
  • Evaluating promising research translation products and dissemination strategies
  • Disseminating good practices to small employers
We are also interested in innovative approaches to reducing the spread of COVID-19 through ventilation, distancing, and respirators. A study may be proposed at any time and can receive funding of up to $30,000. For more information, including how to apply, visit the Small Study Program on CPWR’s website.