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National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety
April 14-15, 2010
Houston, TX

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Co-sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

View Press Release
Additional information and registration


NIOSH Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Program Stakeholder Meeting

March 2-3, 2010

Hyatt Regency, Pittsburgh Airport

NIOSH Director John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, will be the luncheon Keynote Speaker on Tuesday, March 2.

Read details


20th Annual Construction Safety Conference & Exposition
February 16-18, 2010
Rosemont, IL

For additional information, or to register for the conference, visit the conference online headquarters at http://www.buildsafe.org/Conference/2010/index.html

Conference attendees can participate in a workshop to help develop a system to measure safety and health performance on construction sites. The workshops will aid CPWR’s research in performance metrics. More info




     

          The XXIXth International Symposium of the of the International Social Security Association (ISSA-C)
          Construction Section Nov. 23-25 in Brussels, Belgium, produced a series of resolutions from the
          participating heads of organizations, safety coordinators, occupational physicians, employers, union
          representatives and academics. This Declaration of Brussels was signed presidents of European
          building trades organizations, the International Labor Organization (ILO), and CPWR.

          Read the recommendations in the symposium’s Declaration of Brussels.

           

  • DREAM Workshop (Direct-Reading Exposure Assessment Methods)

        

    The Dream Workshop, held Nov. 13-14, 2008 in Washington, D.C., achieved many of its objectives thanks to the 185 attendees.  CPWR was a co-sponsor, along with NIOSH, AIHA and others.

    To access workshop proceedings click here.

    The site also provides a way for viewers to provide input on the developed research agenda. If interested, feedback should be submitted to the NIOSH Science Blog.

       

          

 

Publications & New Media



Announcements

  • NPR’s All Things Considered visited The Flynn Center in December and found craftsmanship alive and well, thanks to dedicated instructors like Local 1 MVD’s Melvin Moore. To hear “A Master Bricklayer Preserves His Craft,” click here.
  • Honor Workers' Memorial Day by watching this video
    One construction worker killed due to workplace accidents or illness is one too many. These fatalities are not just occuring in the U.S., but around the world. This video humanizes the construction fatalities in Australia.
           
  • National Acadamies report on construction research published
    The review of NIOSH's research program and CPWR's work by an independent panel of experts
    has been published. You can order a copy online or view/download the document free of charge.

          Construction Research at NIOSH:
          Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
          National Acadamies Press, 2009

  • Pecados Ajenos Numero Uno at Sentinel Awards

        
      CPWR’s collaborative efforts with NIOSH and Southern California’s Hollywood, Health &    

          Society program take home first place in “Spanish-Language Telenovela” category.


          Telemundo’s Pecados Ajenos featured a storyline of a construction worker’s fall from a ladder and
          its consequences. The award honors television programs with storylines that inform, educate
          and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives.
         

          View Press Release

          Watch a public service announcement starring one of the Pecados Ajenos lead actors at
          www.MiTrabajoSeguro.org, CPWR’s Spanish-language site on ladder safety and fall prevention.


Headlines

  • Building Trades, Perini, and Nev. Rep. Oceguera Applaud Passage of Landmark Construction Worker Safety Legislation                                                                                                           Nevada is the first state in the nation to mandate OSHA-10 and OSHA-30 training for all construction workers and site supervisors.  View press release
  • Reporting on Construction Fatalities Wins Pulitzer
    Alexandra Berzon, a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun¸ won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Reporting with her series chronicling the construction fatalities, site work and issues surrounding the $9.2 billion CityCenter project and other projects along the Las Vegas Strip. The loss of 12 workers in 18 months fueled a one-day walkout and an agreement between GC Perini and the Southern Nevada Building Trades that included a site safety assessment and training of workers needing OSHA 10-hour certification.

          Read article about Pulitzer win

          Get information about CPWR’s site safety assessment
  • National Academies’ Report on the NIOSH/CPWR Construction

    Safety and Health Program Extremely Positive
    Report Cites “Significant Progress,” Suggests Areas for Growth

        View press release

 

Safety Recalls

                View more tool and equipment recalls. You will be redirected to
                CPWR's Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and
                Health (eLCOSH) at www.elcosh.org.

 

   

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