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Key Finding on OSHA consultations

Do Variations in State Consultation Programs Affect Construction Fatal...

Wayne B Gray, John Mendeloff. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2026.

Every state offers a consultation program to help firms identify hazards. To see whether the programs affect fatality rates, the authors compared states managing their own OSHA enforcement programs to those covered by Federal enforcement.
Key Finding on back-support exoskeletons

Rigid and soft back-support exoskeletons affect biomechanical and perc...

Jiwon Choi, Sunwook Kim, Ahmad Raza Usmani, Alan Barr, Carisa Harris-Adamson, Maury A. Nussbaum. Applied Ergonomics, 2026.

In this study, participants performed simulated shingle installation tasks with both rigid and soft back-support exoskeletons, with the researchers using electrodes to measure muscle activation and sensors to measure forward bending.
Cover of the 2026 Safety Management Report

Safety Management in the Construction Industry Surveys

Since 2012, CPWR has partnered with the Dodge Construction Network to survey safety management among construction firms. This page compiles those reports, with a short description of each report's key findings and links to the reports.

Impact of Secondary Prevention on Mortality in the Building Trades Nat...

Knut Ringen, John Dement, Marianne Cloeren, Sammy Almashat, William Grier, Stella Hines, Laura Welch, Kim Cranford, Scott Haas, Anna Chen, Patricia Quinn, Miles Fisher. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2026.

one of the few published studies that assesses long-term occupational medical surveillance that extends beyond retirement age
Best Practices for Distance Learning Handout

Small Contractors

CPWR has developed resources to make distance learning more effective, including a report, The Use of Distance Learning in Occupational Health and Safety Training, and three handouts for instructors and participants in these courses.