NIOSH Program Portfolio : Construction : Strategic Goals: Goal 10.0

Construction

Intermediate Goal Number	Goal Description	Status
10.1	Analyze how construction industry complexity and fragmentation can affect safety and health performance. Evaluate safety roles, responsibilities, interactions, and oversight among the multiple parties involved with complex construction projects. Address regular and accelerated construction project lifecycles. Identify obstacles and opportunities for improving system performance.	No Work Underway
10.2	Study how subcontractors and small construction employers affect construction system safety and health performance. Develop and disseminate model practices for improving subcontractor and small employer safety performance on multi-employer construction projects.	No Work Underway
10.3	Study and improve the effect of various workers compensation arrangements and mechanisms on construction injury and illness at the system level.	No Work Underway
10.4	Study and enhance the role of regulatory, consultative, consensus and other organizations and policies for improving construction safety and health at the industry level.	No Work Underway
10.5	Integrate the findings from the previous intermediate goals to provide an overarching safety and health framework, logic model, and management system for the construction industry. Survey the industry to establish a baseline on prevalence of both industry level risk factors as well as model practices.	No Work Underway

Page last updated:March 30, 2009
Page last reviewed:November 5, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of the Director

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