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Key Finding about early lung cancer detection

Evaluation of Early Lung Cancer Detection in a Population at High Risk...

Knut Ringen, John Dement, Sammy Almashat, Marianne Cloeren, William Grier, Stella Hines, Laura Welch, Kim Cranford, Janet Shorter, Patricia Quinn, Anna Chen. American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

This study used participants in CPWR’s Building Trades National Medical Screening Program to assess the impact of expanding eligibility guidelines to consider occupational history in determining who should receive lung cancer screenings.

Chronic Health Conditions among Construction Workers

Examines chronic health conditions among U.S. construction workers including high blood pressure, heart conditions, stroke, cancer, hearing ability, arthritis, chronic pain, MSDs, anxiety, depression, and leading causes of death.
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.

Is Work-Related Hearing Loss Associated With Dementia? Evidence From a...

Marianne Cloeren, John Dement, Jane Quackenbush, Knut Ringen, Patricia Quinn. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2025.

This study focused on 24,958 BTMed participants who had audiometry data, with 56% showing hearing loss, defined as an average of at least 20 decibels loss in the better ear.