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Title Construction research at NIOSH : reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health / Committee to Review the NIOSH Construction Research Program, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Published Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2009]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xviii, 158 pages)) : illustrations
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Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The NIOSH construction research program -- 3. Evaluation of the relevance and impact of the NIOSH construction research program 4. Future research and program improvement -- Appendix A: Framework for the review of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health -- Appendix B: Committee meetings -- Appendix C: Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment -- Appendix D: Biosketches of committee members
Summary The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts construction-relevant research activities. From 1996 through 2005, the program focused on four research goals: 1. reducing traumatic injuries and fatalities; 2. reducing exposure to health hazards; 3. reducing major risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders; 4. increasing the understanding of construction industry attributes and factors for improving health and safety outcomes. In this book, the National Research Council evaluates the relevance and impact of the NIOSH Construction Research Program in terms of its research priorities and its connection to improvements in the protection of workers in the workplace. It also assesses the program' s identification and targeting of new research areas, to identify emerging research issues, and to provide advice on ways that the program might be strengthened. The book finds that the efforts of the Construction Research Program have made meaningful contributions to improving construction worker safety and health, and provides overreaching and specific recommendations for continuing progress. While NIOSH cannot set and enforce research-based standards on its own, the program can be expected to help reduce construction workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses through its research, its research dissemination, and transfer into practice
Notes Title from PDF title page
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Version viewed September 24, 2014
Subject National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
SUBJECT National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health fast
Subject Construction industry -- Research -- United States -- Evaluation
Construction industry -- Health aspects -- United States
Construction industry -- United States -- Safety measures
Risk assessment.
Occupational Injuries -- prevention & control
Construction Industry
Accidents, Occupational -- prevention & control
Safety
Risk Assessment
risk assessment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Service.
Risk assessment
Construction industry -- Health aspects
Construction industry -- Safety measures
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the NIOSH Construction Research Program, author.
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment.
ISBN 9780309128513
030912851X
1282083643
9781282083646