Research to Practice (r2p) at CPWR:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine Special Issue
One of the greatest challenges in occupational safety and health is ensuring that promising research findings become safer practices on the jobsite. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has made "r2p" (
Research to Practice) a priority, and CPWR has answered the call.
In August, the American Journal of Industrial Medicine devoted a special issue to CPWR's pioneering r2p efforts in construction safety and health. In six papers, CPWR researchers discuss key components of the program. Readers will learn about r2p initiatives in...
Click the links above to read the research team's key findings. Links to the official abstracts in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine can be found below.
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Recently Published Journal Articles by CPWR Scholars
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ONLINE RESOURCES
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ISHN, 8/19/2015
Safety+Health, 8/12/2015
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CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by North America's Building Trades Unions, AFL-CIO. Working with partners like you in business, labor, government, and the universities, we strive every day to make work safer for the 9 million men and women who work in the U.S. construction industry!
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