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.
This free simulator provides realistic workplaces with multiple dangerous hazard types that scissor and boom lift operators can navigate from the safety of a computer. Experienced operators can use the simulator to refresh their knowledge, and new operators can familiarize themselves with hazards they may encounter on the job. Using the simulator is not a substitute for required training to operate aerial and boom lifts. Use the NIOSH Aerial Lift Hazard Recognition Simulator today!
- Registration LIVE: March 11 NIOSH/Arizona State University Prevention through Design (PtD) Workshopexternal icon
- Join the National Campaign & Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction May 4-8, 2020
- Characterising near misses and injuries in the temporary agency construction workforceexternal icon
- NIOSH Science Blog: Wearable Technologies for Improved Safety and Health on Construction Sites (November 18)
- Opioids in Constructionexternal icon
- Preventing Suicides in Constructionexternal icon
NIOSH Construction-related Science Blogs
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This free daily inspection walkthrough tool allows mast climber users to navigate through what is commonly inspected during a pre-shift daily inspection. When prompted, click on the orange outlined section and the related inspection point will be displayed. Use the MCWP Daily Inspection Walkthrough today!
- 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
- Mold—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
- CPWR Construction Chart Bookexternal icon
- NIOSH Worker Health Charts – can filter 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