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PVC and CPVC Cement ProductsDisponible en Español

This hazard alert provides important details on PVC and CPV cement products. Hazard Alerts offer workers key information about a hazard and how to protect themselves from it in a pocket card or PDF.

Battery SafetyDisponible en Español

This hazard alert provides important details on battery safety. Hazard Alerts offer workers key information about a hazard and how to protect themselves from it in a pocket card or PDF.

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Construction workers, who often work outdoors in direct sunlight or in hot, enclosed spaces, are at risk for heat-related illnesses and even death. The following resources contain information about heat hazards in construction.

Success Story: NIEHS/DOE Worker Training

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Over the past five years, the partnership between the U.S. DOE, NIEHS, and CPWR has made over 1,300 of construction workers at New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Laboratory safer. This profile describes the collaboration.
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.