CPWR — The Center for Construction Research and Training: Resources & Publications
 

CPWR provides practical information for workers, contractors, trainers, researchers, and others through all media. Publications-some in Spanish-include hazard alerts for workers, The Construction Chart Book and other research reports, and the newsletter On Center. In addition to producing videos and DVDs, CPWR organizes conferences for stakeholders, and provides web-based information, including this web site, the eLCOSH web site, the Solutions database, and links to other web resources.

To order a publication:

Send a check or money order for the total amount, which includes shipping and handling, made payable to CPWR to:

CPWR

ATTN: Sharretta Benjamin

8484 Georgia Ave.

Suite 1000

Silver Spring, MD 20910

If you have questions, please call CPWR at 301-578-8500.

  
NEW RELEASE!
The Construction Chart Book (Feb.'08)
Get information on all facets of the U.S. construction industry – economics, demographics, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. This succinct and extensive overview of the construction industry, in a unique presentation of 50 topics of subject matter and corresponding charts, is the only resource of its kind in existence.
   
Safety & Health DVDs
Short instructional videos on: ladder safety, engineering controls to reduce dusts produced during drywall work; job factors, ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders; assessing exposures to chemical hazards on construction sites; using local-exhaust ventilation to reduce worker exposures to toxic welding fumes; how construction workers' ideas can improve safety and health on job sites.
   
Research Reports

CPWR produces short reports on a wide range of construction safety and health topics, from a surveillance of fatal and non-fatal injuries among construction workers over a 10 year period, to specialized reports on designing for safety and the hazards faced by concrete truck drivers – and recommendations.

   
Materials for Workers
Review hazard alert cards in Spanish and English on 25 topics – from electricity for non-electricians and working safely outside in extreme heat to ladder safety and working with power tools. Look over other CPWR publications for workers. View list
 
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