NIOSH Program Portfolio

Construction

NORA Construction Sector Strategic Goals

Goal 2.0: Reduce fatal and nonfatal injuries from contact with electricity among construction workers.

Intermediate Goal 2.3: Investigate ways to protect construction workers from contact with live electrical wiring and components by studying electrical installation, maintenance, and repair tasks and recommending ways to improve work practices, techniques, and tools. Special emphasis will be given to lockout and tagout procedures for troubleshooting tasks, which may involve using certain work practices, tools, techniques, and personal protective equipment (PPE), that may be conducted when the circuit is live (such as under NFPA 70E).

Research Goals

Research Goal Number	Goal Description	Status
2.3.1	Identify workers, tasks, and risk factors associated with the greatest risk for electrocution involving common electrical and non-electrical installation, maintenance, and repair tasks.	No Work Underway
2.3.2	Evaluate why electrical workers believe they need to work on energized equipment vs. de-energized equipment. Use human factors approaches to identify root causes and evaluate worker awareness of risks and precautions associated with “live” work.	No Work Underway
2.3.3	Identify and evaluate interventions to address risk factors associated with the groups and tasks most at risk.	No Work Underway

r2p Goals

r2p Goal Number	Goal Description	Status
2.3.4	Develop simple “close call/near miss” and other basic leading indicators that can be used by workers and contractors to improve identification and awareness of the most common risk factors associated with work on energized equipment.	No Work Underway
2.3.5	Promote and disseminate successful strategies via industry and labor construction organizations.	No Work Underway

NIOSH Program:

Construction

Program Description
NIOSH Strategic Goals
• About NORA Construction Sector Strategic Goals
• Main Goals List
• Goal 1.0
• Goal 2.0
  • 2.1
  • 2.2
  • 2.3
  • 2.4
• 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