This issue of the CPWR Data Bulletin examines the impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry over the past two years.
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Data Bulletin – Charts
Data Bulletin – Chart Data
The Data Center has also published a new data dashboard highlighting occupational exposures in construction, including exposure to diseases or infections, risky body positions, and hot temperatures.
The recipients of the third Liberty Mutual Safety Innovation Award in Construction were announced June 3rd at CPWR’s annual Research to Practice Seminar and Partnership Workshop. The award — sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance and administered by CPWR — recognizes innovative evidence-based technologies, work practices, and programs (interventions) designed to reduce or eliminate construction hazards that lead to injuries and pain in the construction industry.
The winner will receive a $15,000 cash prize and a plaque, and the two honorable mentions will receive a plaque.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Canvas Robotic Drywall Finishing Tool
DPR Construction
HONORABLE MENTIONS
SHK-1 Industrial Safety Helmet
Studson
RECLEAN Pilot Study: Reducing Lead in Construction Workers’ Homes
Diana Ceballos, Boston University School Public of Health
To learn more about the honorees, click here. You can also read about the award process, including judging criteria and eligibility. Applications for the 2023 Liberty Mutual Safety Innovation Awards in Construction will open this December.
Join OSHA, NIOSH, CPWR, and many other safety & health organizations for Safe + Sound Week, August 15-21, 2022!
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 5,300 businesses helped to raise awareness about workers’ health and safety!
For more information and ways to participate, visit OSHA’s Safe + Sound website. For construction-specific resources, check out CPWR’s Safe + Sound page.
This issue of the CPWR Data Bulletin examines fatal and nonfatal injuries from 2011 to 2020, including by subsector, occupation, demographic group, primary source, and event/exposure.
Accompanying the Data Bulletin are three new CPWR Data Dashboards, each on a related topic: fatal and nonfatal injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, and falls, slips and trips. Three previously published injury dashboards have also been updated with recent data: fatality map, Focus Four, and severe injuries. Each dashboard makes it possible for users to download the data behind it.
The National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents took place April 11-15. In support of the Stand-Down, the NORA Construction Sector Council Struck-by Work Group hosted several webinars during the week. The recordings of these webinars are now available below:
For more resources on preventing struck-by incidents, please visit CPWR’s struck-by hazards webpage.