CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH
The NIOSH Construction Program provides national and world leadership to prevent work-related illness, injury, disability, and death by systematically gathering information, conducting targeted scientific research, and translating the knowledge gained into products, solutions and services tailored to meet construction needs. For a sense of where construction stands by the numbers, read more here.
As a construction worker, how can I protect myself and slow the spread? Click here to learn how to stay safe and healthy in this COVID-19 pandemic. Also check out our NIOSH National Construction Center COVID-19 Clearinghouse.external icon
Construction workers exposed to hot environments or extreme heat can be at risk of heat-related illnesses and injuries. Heat stress is the combination of a worker’s exposure to heat from physical activity, environmental factors, and their clothing which results in an increase in the body’s heat storage, known as the net heat load. Check out our new NIOSH Science Blog “Heat Stress in Construction” to learn more.
- Aerial Lift
- Asbestos
- Asphalt Fumes
- Carbon Monoxide
- Cold Stress
- Cured-in-Place-Pipe
- Electrical Safety
- Engineering Controls
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Falls from Elevations
- Green Jobs
- Heat Stress
- Highway Work Zones
- Immigrant Workers
- Lead
- Machine Safety
- Indoor Environmental Quality
- Motor Vehicle Safety
- Nail Guns
- Noise and Hearing Loss
- Nonstandard Work Arrangements
- Opioids
- Outdoor Workers
- Prevention Through Design
- PPE for Women
- Robotics (incl. drones, exoskeletons)
- Silica
- Small Business
- Trenching and Excavation
- Welding and Manganese
- Young Workers
- Other topics
- Data Resources
- NIOSH State-based Clearinghouse – can search by construction
- Insurance and Workers Compensation for Construction – Webinar Series
- Construction Solutionsexternal icon
- Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health (eLCOSH)external icon
- Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program – can search by construction
- Health Hazard Evaluation Program – can search by construction
- NIOSH Construction Related Publications
- Interventions to Prevent Injuries in Construction Workersexternal icon
- Preventing Fatalities in the Construction Industryexternal icon