The Construction Chart Book 6th Edition Now Available

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The sixth edition of “The Construction Chart Book: The U.S. Construction Industry and Its Workers” has been released. This Center for Construction Research and Training mainstay, with its extensive statistical portrait of the construction industry, has become an essential reference for all construction stakeholders, such as policymakers, researchers, contractors, labor unions and management, construction workers, safety professionals, trainers and reporters. Take a look inside the new Chart Book and you will learn that: Construction unemployment dropped from a peak of 27.1 percent in February 2010 to 7.5 percent by the end of 2015 (page 20). There were 144,583 active apprentices … Read more

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Latest Study Reveals New Arsenal of Tools to Help Increase Construction Safety

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A new study from Dodge Data & Analytics reveals the engagement with and impact of two critical trends for improving construction safety—technologies used on jobsites, and the practice of Prevention through Design. The study, conducted in partnership with the Center for Construction Research and Training and United Rentals and published in the Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2017 SmartMarket Report, is the third in a series of studies that demonstrate the financial and project benefits that contractors reap from their safety investments. It also shows the impact that new technologies being deployed onsite, from Building Information Modeling to drones … Read more

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New Training Teaches Foremen How to be Safety Leaders

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By Dr. Linda M. Goldenhar Research tells us that “safety climate”— workers’ perceptions of how well safety policies, procedures and practices are implemented on the jobsite — is reflected in jobsite injury and near miss rates. You can’t create a positive safety climate on your own, though: your foremen and lead workers are essential for creating a strong safety climate by being effective jobsite safety leaders. The research on safety climate consistently shows that a more positive safety climate leads to fewer injuries. Several studies show that safety leadership training for supervisors leads to better safety climate, which then leads … Read more

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Report Reveals Construction Worker Perceptions of Worker Safety

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Much information about workplace safety and health comes from reports filed by employers. In 2015, the annual National Health Interview Survey included an Occupational Health Supplement – giving workers an opportunity to speak up about safety and health in their workplace. The CPWR Data Center recently analyzed the responses. Among the standout findings: More than 60 percent of American workers consider their workplace “very safe” – but fewer than half of construction workers think so. That’s the lowest number for any U.S. industry except agriculture. Construction workers were far less likely to enjoy workplace access to health promotion programs, such … Read more

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CPWR Toolbox Talks: Now en Español

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The Center for Construction Research and Training’s 52 toolbox talk series is now available in Spanish, alongside English-language counterparts on the CPWR website, thanks to a collaborative effort with the American Society of Safety Engineers. This series, a collaboration in content development with NIOSH, has been available in English for over two years and is widely used on construction sites across the country. These free toolbox talks incorporate effective training elements, identified through NIOSH research, including case studies, discussion questions and site-specific actions to promote a safety culture, and provide a year’s worth of content for safety on the jobsite. … Read more

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