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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.
Cover of the 2026 Safety Management in Construction SmartMarket report

Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2026

Dodge Construction Network and CPWR

The Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2026 SmartMarket Report reveals that while safety practices are improving and becoming more standardized, progress remains uneven.
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Hand Safety

To understand more about noise exposure and hearing loss prevention, CPWR used our network of trainers and researchers to conduct multi-trade surveys of trainers and workers.
The cover of CPWR's Impact Report

CPWR Impact Report

CPWR. 2026.

This report highlights CPWR impact in improving safety and health for construction workers.

Occupational Exposures in Construction

This Data Bulletin examines occupational, environmental, chemical, ergonomic, and physical exposures that construction workers face, including exposure scores by industry, common chemical substances, and blood lead levels.
Key Finding about adoption of exoskeletons

Understanding the Drivers of and Barriers to Adopting Passive Back- an...

Mohamad Behjati Ashtiani, Wallace Morris, Aanuoluwapo Ojelade, Sunwook Kim, Feyisayo Akinwande, Alan Barr, Carisa Harris-Adamson, Abiola Akanmu, Maury A. Nussbaum. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2025.

Exoskeletons may be able to mitigate the high rates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers. Because exoskeletons’ benefits and limitations are unclear, this study examined drivers for and barriers to adoption...
Key Finding on back-support exoskeletons

Passive Back Support Exoskeletons Do Not Effectively Reduce Physical D...

Ahmad Raza Usmani, Mohammad Sadra Rajabi, Aanuoluwapo Ojelade, Sunwook Kim, Carisa Harris-Adamson, Alan Barr, Maury A. Nussbaum. Applied Ergonomics, 2025.

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of two commercially available back-support exoskeletons (BSE) using a sample of 18 novice participants. The BSEs did not effectively reduce trunk muscle activity during floor tiling and grouting.