CPWR Recognized for Innovation in Construction

Turner Construction Company and the National Building Museum have recognized that CPWR – the Center for Construction Research and Training has received the 2019 Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction. The Prize recognizes CPWR—and in particular the work of Dr. Linda Goldenhar—for its efforts to promote and improve safety conditions for workers in the construction industry.

Since 1990, CPWR, a nonprofit organization, has reached hundreds of thousands of workers every year through research, training and services. It provides vital safety and health resources to the construction industry, which have a positive impact on reducing occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities. CPWR typically has at least 15 multi-year research projects ongoing annually that address an array of safety hazards such as falls, electrocutions and musculoskeletal disorders, which account for the majority of fatalities and injuries in the U.S. construction industry, and also health hazards including silica, welding fumes and hearing loss.

As CPWR’s director of evaluation and research, Dr. Goldenhar’s knowledge and commitment to construction worker safety has furthered CPWR’s mission to prevent injuries and save lives. Specifically, she has been leading research projects to investigate jobsite safety climate, safety leadership and safety management systems, and then working with construction industry stakeholders to create practical tools they can use to make improvements on these important issues.

By conducting industry-driven research on existing and emerging hazards, CPWR works to better understand risks, analyze and interpret key data and find practical solutions and approaches to protect workers. CPWR will use the Turner Prize’s $25,000 honorarium to explore novel ways to reach small employers to encourage the adoption of proven strategies to improve safety and health on the job.

The Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction, named after the founder of Turner Construction Company, recognizes an invention, an innovative methodology and/or exceptional leadership by an individual or team of individuals in construction technology, including construction techniques, innovations and practices, project management and engineering design.

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