A research to practice, or r2p, partnership is a collaborative effort among stakeholders to identify and solve safety and health problems by promoting the use of available research-based solutions and identifying new research needs. When researchers, workers, contractors, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders agree to work as partners, they can effectively accelerate the development, acceptance and use of safe and practical tools, materials and work practices on construction sites. Such partnerships can be organized around solving a specific problem or improving the overall safety and health practices of a particular industry segment. Recognizing that partnerships play a pivotal role in moving research to practice, CPWR’s r2p team designed a toolkit to help a range of audiences, from groups interested in establishing a new r2p partnership to those interested in strengthening an existing one.
The toolkit is organized into sections based on partnership best practices and includes lessons learned from successful collaborations, examples from case studies, partnership activities, ideas for how to move solutions from research to practice, as well as additional resources and background information. Click here to view or download the full Construction r2p Partnership Toolkit, or do it by individual section below:
- Introduction & Table of Contents
- Section 1: Identify and Involve Key r2p Partners
- Section 2: Facilitate the Partnership Process
- Section 3: Develop a Shared Vision, Mission, and Goals
- Section 4: Actively Invest in Group Dynamics
- Section 5: Identify and Disseminate Solutions
- Section 6: Evaluate Your Work Together
- Section 7: Allow Your Partnership to Evolve
- Section 8: Appendix