NIOSH Program Portfolio

Construction

NORA Construction Sector Strategic Goals

Goal 1.0: Reduce Construction Worker fatalities and serious injuries caused by falls to a lower level

Intermediate Goal 1.1: Partner with construction stakeholders and safety professionals to identify the top three fall-related problems requiring technical engineering solutions and develop and evaluate options to fill these gaps.

Research Goals

Research Goal Number	Goal Description	Status
1.1.1	Inventory existing fall protection technologies and identify three gaps where technical engineering guidance needs to be developed or modified further for fall protection. Feasibility Assessments of Engineering Control Concepts Pilot Project to Evaluate Fall Protection Anchorage Systems	Some Work Underway or Planned
1.1.2	Develop and evaluate engineering interventions and guidelines to address the three fall protection gaps. Sensory-Enhanced Balance Control at Elevated Workplaces Fall Injury Controls and Interventions for Aerial Lifts	Some Work Underway or Planned

r2p Goals

r2p Goal Number	Goal Description	Status
1.1.3	Disseminate these solutions and guidelines throughout the industry.	No Work Underway

Other Projects for Goal 1.1

NIOSH Program:

Construction

Program Description
NIOSH Strategic Goals
• About NORA Construction Sector Strategic Goals
• Main Goals List
• Goal 1.0
  • 1.1
  • 1.2
  • 1.3
  • 1.4
  • 1.5
• Goal 2.0
• Goal 3.0
• Goal 4.0
• Goal 5.0
• Goal 6.0
• Goal 7.0
• Goal 8.0
• Goal 9.0
• Goal 10.0
• Goal 11.0
• Goal 12.0
• Goal 13.0
• Goal 14.0
• Goal 15.0
• Non-Goal Projects

Legend
Some Work Underway or Planned
No Work Underway