About Construction Solutions
Funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
National Construction Center Grant #1U54OH008307
Construction Solutions is a collaborative effort of:
and many key contributors
Growing a Database, Building a Community
Construction Solutions continues to grow and in the coming months will expand to include additional aspects of construction, more construction hazards, more options for controlling those hazards. It is an interactive database and our users are an important component. We provide an option for sharing your experiences about what works best. We encourage you to comment on those solutions you have actually used in the workplace, and ask that you let us know about solutions that you believe work well but are not yet listed. We hope to build a community of construction workers, contractors, health and safety specialists and designers who can work together to identify the best ways to prevent injury and illness in construction. We encourage you to be a smart consumer and to share your experiences about solutions you try, so that we can all learn from each other's successes and mistakes. The goal is to have the most effective solutions move more quickly into use on the jobsite.
How Pages are Developed
Each hazard analysis and solution page is authored by an expert in the field and reviewed by at least two other experts.
About CPWR
CPWR — The Center for Construction Research and Training is a world leader in improving the health and safety of construction workers. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO. Since it’s inception in 1990, CPWR has become an international leader in applied research, training, and service to the construction industry.
Acknowledgements and Contributors
We appreciate the commitment and expertise of authors that have contributed their time and expertise:
CPWR — The Center for Construction Research and Training
James Platner, PhD, CIH
Laura Welch, MD
Buck Cameron, MS, CIH
Jean Christophe Le, MPH
Terrance Roach, MPA
Eileen Betit
University of Iowa
Alysha Meyers
Carlos Gonzalo Sanchez Marin
Kelly Herwig
Eastern Washington University
Dan Anton, PhD
Cassie Malecha
Michael Milanoski
Zack Sinner
Kevin Wright
The Lippy Group
Bruce Lippy, PhD, CIH
Michael Cooper, MPH, CIH
West Virginia University
Mark Fullen
Paul Becker
Kristen Savage
Additional Contributors
Supriya Lahiri, PhD
Sharon Garber, PhD
Conceptual Arts, Inc. (project management, web design, and software development)
Jeffery Nelson
Brice Olion
Chris Knack
