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CPWR's Informational Webinar Series
CPWR hosts regular webinars on a variety of topics including current research, new efforts and trends in occupational safety & health, and training programs. The following is a list of upcoming webinar events. To register, click on the event link and select register (as opposed to join now). Space is limited for all events, so we encourage you to register in advance. Further instructions will be provided when your registration is confirmed. If you have any questions about our webinar topics or how to register for an event, contact Jessica Bunting at jbunting@cpwr.com or 301-495-8515.
Upcoming CPWR Webinars:
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 - 12pm EST: Fatality Rates in Construction Vary 3-Fold: Do OSHA and Workers’ Compensation Play a Role?
Presented by: Wayne B. Gray, Professor of Economics, Clark University and Executive Director, Boston Federal Statistical Research Data Center, and John Mendeloff, Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh
This 30 minute webinar will describe the variation in construction industry fatality rates across states and over time (starting in 1992) and provide estimates of the effects of both OSHA enforcement and state worker’s compensation policies on the rates. It will also explore different approaches to measuring how these programs might affect employer behavior.
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Thursday, December 13th, 2018 - 2:00pm EST: Update on Nanomaterials in Construction: Epidemiology, Exposures, and Awareness
Presented by: Bruce Lippy, Director, Safety Research at CPWR, Gavin West, Research Analyst at CPWR, and Laura Boatman, Project Coordinator, SBCTC
Engineered nanomaterials are an emerging hazard in multiple industries, including construction. This 30 minute webinar will cover the latest efforts to address nanomaterial risks in a world being rapidly transformed by technology. After relying heavily on animal studies, recent epidemiologic research is providing new insight into potential health effects among workers. The speakers will also present CPWR's latest research on nanomaterial exposure assessment and control, and a CPWR-funded study that investigated awareness of nanotechnology among the California building trades.
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 - 2:00pm EST: Predicting Exposure to Hazards Using the Exposure Control Database
Presented by: Dr. Babak Memarian, Director of Exposure Control Technologies Research at CPWR and Sara Brooks, Industrial Hygienist, CPWR
Predicting worker exposure to jobsite hazards such as silica and implementing effective controls to protect workers have historically been a challenge in the construction industry. However; despite the need, the construction industry lacks a system to help health and safety practitioners proactively predict exposure to hazards and implement effective controls to protect workers accordingly. To bridge this gap, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training has developed an interactive, online “Exposure Control Database” that calculates exposure to four major hazards including silica, welding fumes, noise, and lead using prepopulated objective data. Please join us for this 30 minute webinar to learn more about CPWR’s Exposure Control Database and how to use it to estimate worker exposure to hazards.
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Thursday, October 25th, 2018 - 2:00pm EDT: Using the Foundations For Safety Leadership (FSL) to Enhance Jobsite Safety - Now Available in Spanish
Presented by: Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson, Associate Professor; University of Colorado Boulder
In this Webinar Dr. Stefanie Johnson will provide a brief overview of the Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL), a highly interactive training module that teaches foremen and lead workers critical leadership skills and practices to use in their day-to-day interactions on the jobsite. She will introduce the new Spanish version of the FSL that includes both the original module as well as updates such as new scenarios and other resources including a train-the-trainer presentation. She will also briefly present the results of the evaluation study showing FSL effectiveness.
A Recording of this Webinar done in Spanish will also be provided following the event.
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 - 2:00pm EDT: Assessment of contractor safety (ACES) through prequalification organizational surveys
Presented by: Jack Dennerlein, Professor, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University
While many project owners and general contractors review injury rates and worker compensation history of prospective bidders, a growing number are assessing leading indicators as well, such as the quality of their safety management systems. Can leading indicators such as these predict future safety performance? A research team at Northeastern University has created a tool for assessing contractor safety management systems and tested the association between safety assessment scores and injury rates for a population of 2198 contractors. Join Professor Jack Dennerlein as he shares the results and discusses what’s next for this research.
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2:00pm: WAIT, WHAT? Construction Safety Materials that Everyone Can Understand
Presented by: Clayton Sinyai, Communications Research Manager, CPWR
Are your construction safety and health handouts and training materials getting the point across to your readers? CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training has used lessons from health communications experts to review more than 100 handouts, brochures and pamphlets used in construction safety and health training around the country to identify good and bad practices – and tested these with hundreds of construction apprentices and journeymen. In this 30 minute webinar followed by Q&A, CPWR Communications Research Manager Clayton Sinyai will present the results of the study, then share tips you can use to select the right materials for YOUR audience – or to prepare your own.
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Wednesday July 25th, 2:00pm: Best built plans: preventing injury & improving productivity by reducing manual materials handling
Presented by: Eileen Betit, Research to Practice (r2p) Director, CPWR, Gary Gustafson, Training Director, CPWR, and John Strand, Social Marketing Consultant
Manually lifting and moving heavy materials on job sites can result in strain, sprain, and related soft tissue injuries. These types of injuries cost businesses billions of dollars and are a leading cause of disabling injuries in the construction industry. CPWR’s new Best Built Plans program responds to this issue by providing contractors and workers with practical tools and information to plan for safe manual materials handling while staying productive and profitable. Learn more about the program, its components, including a site planning tool and interactive training and coaching resources, and how you can provide feedback to ensure it meets workers’ and contractors’ needs in this 30 minute webinar.
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Wednesday, June 27th at 2:00pm EDT: A Review of CPWR’s 6th Edition Construction Chart Book
Presented by: CPWR’S Data Center: Sue Dong, Director; Wen Wang, Sr. Research Associate; and Rebecca Katz, Research Assistant
The sixth edition of The Construction Chart Book – The U.S. Construction Industry and Its Workers continues to present the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues, plus much more all in one place. This NEW edition not only offers on-demand access to the charts and data, but also includes interactive features that enhance the user’s experience. In this 30 minute webinar, CPWR’s Data Center staff will review selected findings and data sources included in The Chart Book, along with tips on how to access and use the information.
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Thursday, May 24th at 2:00pm EDT: New Construction Safety & Health Network
Presented by: Jessica Bunting, Program Associate, Research to Practice, CPWR
There are many individuals and organizations concerned about improving safety and health in the construction industry, and each one has a network of individuals and organizations they are able to reach. But given the decentralized nature of the construction industry, when we only operate within our own networks, opportunities to share valuable information and collaborate are lost. CPWR’s new online Construction Safety and Health Network was developed make it easier for you to learn about and share research findings and solutions with individuals in your own network, as well as to connect with those in other networks on safety and health topics of mutual interest. Learn more about SafeConstructionNetwork.org and the process that lead to its creation in this 30 minute webinar.
Thursday, April 26th at 2:00pm EDT: New Training Program: Construction Noise & Hearing Loss Prevention
Presented by: Gary Gustafson, Director of the Environmental Hazards Training Program at CPWR and Eileen Betit, Director of Research to Practice at CPWR.
Learn about CPWR's new comprehensive training program, developed to raise awareness of noise hazards and ways to prevent hearing loss. The program, which provides trainers and safety and health staff with flexible training options, includes modules that can be used on their own or as part of OSHA 10- or 30-hour classes, and a series of short exercises that can be used in classroom or hands-on training sessions.
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Wednesday, March 21st at 2:00pm EST: The National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction: Getting Ready for the 2018 Safety Stand-Down
Presented by:
Chris Trahan Cain, Executive Director, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training
Christine Branche, Ph.D, Principal Associate Director, NIOSH, and Director, Office of Construction Safety and Health
Scott Ketcham, Deputy Director, OSHA Directorate of Construction
Falls are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for 1/3 of on-the-job injuries and deaths in the industry. In 2012, CPWR, NIOSH, and OSHA together launched a national construction fall prevention campaign. This hour-long webinar will bring together leaders from all three organizations to showcase the past successes of the campaign and its major event, the National Safety Stand-Down, as well as to highlight plans for 2018. This year's Stand-Down is scheduled for May 7th-11th.
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Webinar: Tools for a Successful Workplace Safety & Health Program
Wednesday, February 21st at 2:00pm EST
Presented by:
- Safe+Sound – Andrew Levinson, Deputy Director, OSHA Directorate of Standards & Guidance
- FSL – Linda Goldenhar, Director, Evaluation & Research, CPWR
- S-CATsc – Tom Shanahan, Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management, National Roofing Contractors Association, and Keith J. Vitkovich, Executive Director, Roofers & Waterproofers Research and Education Joint Trust Fund
CPWR is proud to be a partner in OSHA’s Safe Workplace + Sound Business Campaign – a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the value of workplace safety and health programs. Learn about the Campaign and new tools and features of two popular CPWR resources that you can use to improve safety on your jobsites during this 1-hour webinar. The Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) program, a free, OSHA 30-hour approved elective released in January 2017, has already been used to provide thousands of construction foremen and other lead workers with the skills and information needed to become effective safety leaders and to strengthen their jobsite safety climate. This webinar will introduce new FSL program resources and how to use them. The Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT) website and free online tool allows contractors and their employees to assess and find ways to improve their jobsite safety climate. Working with the Roofing r2p Partnership, which includes the National Roofing Contractors Association and the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, the tool was adapted for smaller construction companies. This webinar will introduce the S-CATsc and answer questions about which version is best for your company.
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Tuesday, January 30th at 2:00pm EST: Review of Dodge Data & Analytics Report: Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2017
Presented by: Donna Laquidara-Carr, Director of Industry Insights Research at Dodge
This 60 minute webinar, co-sponsored by Dodge Data & Analytics, will review the key findings from the new report, Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2017. This study is the third in an ongoing series that examines the positive impacts of a wide variety of safety-related practices. Its key findings include: a continuing shift of industry focus toward engaging workers in safety programs, evidence of the relationship between investing in safety and improved business outcomes, a continued difference between the engagement of large vs. small contractors in safety practices and training, and the effectiveness of toolbox talks as a safety communication tool. In addition, the study explores the emerging trends of Prevention through Design (PtD) and the use of technologies such as BIM and mobile tools to improve safety.
Wednesday, December 13th at 2:00pm EST: Applying Prevention through Design (PtD) to Solar Systems in Small Buildings
Presented by: Dr. Hyun Woo “Chris” Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Management, University of Washington and Dr. John Gambatese, Professor, Oregon State University
Solar technology has grown cheaper and more economically attractive in recent years, and a growing number of homeowners are having rooftop solar panels installed. Employees of the small to mid-sized contractors performing this work face unique safety hazards. Researchers interviewed workers, contractors and engineers in the industry to identify choices during the design process that can reduce worker exposure to injury during construction. In this 45 minute webinar, they will review the findings and the short guide created for industry use based on them – Safety Protocol: Prevention through Design for Safety in Solar Installations.
Play Recording A summary of Key Findings and a full report on this project are also available.
Wednesday, November 15th at 2:00pm EST: Quarterly Data Report: Electrocutions and Prevention in the Construction Industry
Presented by: Dr. Wen Wang, Sr. Research Associate and Rebecca Katz, Research Assistant of CPWR’s Data Center, and Chris Le, Program Manager of CPWR’s Construction Solutions project
Electrocution is a leading cause of fatalities in construction, and has been identified as one of the Focus Four hazards by OSHA. CPWR’S most recent Quarterly Data Report analyzed the trends and patterns of deaths due to electrocution, including primary sources of electrocution, vulnerable worker groups, and high-risk occupations. During this 30 minute webinar, hear from the authors of the report about their findings and updated information for electrocution prevention.
Wednesday, Oct. 18th at 1:00pm Eastern: Protecting Workers in Enclosed Cabs from Silica Exposure: Leveraging Research from the Mining Industry
Presented by: Joe Coble and Patricia Downs, OSHA's Directorate of Standards & Guidance, and Andy Cecala, NIOSH Mining Division
This webinar will discuss requirements under Table 1 of the new silica standard for enclosed cabs and how research conducted for the mining industry can be applied in the construction industry to reduce exposures. The webinar will last approximately 1 hour including time for Q&A.
Wednesday, September 27th at 2:00pm Eastern: Safe Students, Safe Workers: Construction Safety Programs in Post-Secondary Career Technical Education
Presented by: Diane Bush, MPH, Program Coordinator Labor Occupational Health Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA and Andrew Wermes, Consultant for Skilled & Technical Sciences, Iowa Department of Education
Learn what post-secondary career technical education programs (CTE) in construction are doing and how to support development of students’ skills for safe work in the classroom and on the job. What administrative systems, instructor support, curriculum content and teaching activities are needed? In this 45 minute webinar, presenters will share concrete examples and results from site visits, interviews, and a national survey of instructors and administrators in construction CTE programs in 2-year colleges, as well as action steps and resources for administrators and instructors of CTE programs from a new guide.
Wednesday, July 26th at 2:00pm EDT: New Silica in Construction Training from the California State Building Trades
Presented by: Laura Boatman, Project Coordinator, SBCTC
The State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, AFL-CIO (SBCTC) has developed a new curriculum for training workers about silica hazards including components of the new 2016 standard through OSHA funding from a Susan Harwood grant. This 45 minute webinar will give an overview of the program, describe training goals, what the training covers, how it is organized, and where it can be accessed. Since 2000, the SBCTC has a successful track record of developing and delivering safety training on a variety of topics. Learn the keys to their success which includes: building partnerships; using the train-the-trainer model; participant feedback; interactive training techniques and best practices for adult learning.
Wednesday, June 28th at 2:00pm: Assessment and control of exposure to reactive chemicals in construction: I. Spray polyurethane foam applications (SPF)
Presented by: Dhimiter Bello, ScD, MSc; Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
This 45 minute webinar will summarize research findings on personal inhalation and dermal exposure to isocyanates and flame retardant TCPP during spray foam applications, as well as pre- and post-shift changes in the urinary biomarker results for these chemicals. The webinar will highlight scenarios with potentially high exposures and explore the adequacy of the current work practices and PPE to prevent exposures to isocyanates and other foam ingredients during SPF application.
Tuesday, May 9th at 2:00pm EDT: CPWR Quarterly Data Report: Fall Injuries and Prevention in the Construction Industry
Presented by: Sue Dong, Director, CPWR Data Center; Gavin West, CPWR Research Analyst; and Jessica Bunting, CPWR Program Associate
The 4th annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction will take place from May 8-12th. In support of the Stand-Down, CPWR recently released our Quarterly Data Report on Fall Injuries and Prevention in the Construction Industry on CPWR.com. This 30 minute webinar will review the main findings of the report, and highlight the need to reduce fall injuries and fatalities in construction and the importance of the Stand-Down and the overall CPWR-NIOSH-OSHA National Fall Prevention Campaign.
Tuesday, April 25th at 2:00pm: Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation: Learn About Our New Awareness Program for the Construction Industry
Presented by:
Tom Shanahan, Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management, National Roofing Contractors Association
Keith J. Vitkovich, Executive Director, Roofers & Waterproofers Research and Education Joint Trust Fund
Eileen Betit, Director, Research to Practice (r2p), CPWR – The Center for Construction Research & Training
The growing demand for wireless services has increased the risk of exposure to hazardous levels of RF (radiofrequency) radiation. Workers who perform tasks on rooftops, sides of buildings, and other structures where cellular antennas and other RF generating devices are present may be at risk of exposure to hazardous levels of RF radiation. In response to this risk, the Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation Awareness Program for the Construction Industry was developed by the Roofing r2p Partnership* and the multi-trade labor-management RF Radiation Work Group. Learn more about the hazard and training to prevent exposure with the new Awareness Program from founding members of the Work Group in this 45 minute long webinar.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2:00pm: Lessons from a Construction Safety Trainer: Using CPWR Web Resources to Enhance your Instruction
Presented by: Dean Beaver, Lead instructor for CPWR's Hazardous Waste Program & Hammer's Respiratory Protection Program
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training provides free online resources covering a vast array of construction occupational safety and health topics. Construction Safety Trainer Dean Beaver enhances his courses with interactive exercises tailored to the students before him by making smart use of CPWR’s digital toolbox. In this 20-minute webinar, Beaver will demonstrate how he does it, and how you can too.
Wednesday, March 1st at 2:00pm EST: The National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction: Getting Ready for the 2017 Safety Stand-Down
Presented by:
Chris Trahan Cain, Executive Director, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training
Christine Branche, Ph.D, Principal Associate Director, NIOSH, and Director, Office of Construction Safety and Health
Dean McKenzie, Director, OSHA Directorate of Construction
Falls are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for 1/3 of on-the-job injuries and deaths in the industry. In 2012, CPWR, NIOSH, and OSHA together launched a national construction fall prevention campaign. This hour-long webinar will bring together leaders from all three organizations to showcase the past successes of the campaign and its major event, the National Safety Stand-Down, as well as to highlight plans for 2017. This year's Stand-Down is scheduled for May 8th-12th.
Tuesday, February 28th at 2:00pm: Incorporating Informational Technology Into Creating Innovative Construction Products
Presented by: Chris Le, Program Manager, Safety and Health Research & Babak Memarian, Director, Exposure Control Technologies Research
Incorporating technology (RFID, augmented reality, etc) to create innovative construction safety products can help advance safety and health for construction workers. Join us February 28th, 2017 for a brief webinar to learn about some upcoming innovations in the construction field and how to search for these control options in our free-to-use resource, the CPWR Construction Solutions database website.
Play Recording NOTE: The first two minutes of this recording were cut off. This short transcript reviews what was discussed during that time.
Thursday, January 19th at 2:00pm: New Foundations for Safety Leadership OSHA-30 Module
Presented by: Linda M. Goldenhar, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation at CPWR, and Annette Braam, Assistant Director, Training Programs, Directorate of Training and Education, OSHA
In December, the OSHA Directorate of Training and Education and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training announced a new OSHA 30-hour construction training elective module: Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL). The FSL module introduces construction workers, particularly those with supervisory responsibilities, to critical safety leadership skills and provides specific actions they can take to be an effective safety leader and improve jobsite safety climate. This webinar will introduce participants to the program and respond to questions about how it can be incorporated into OSHA 30-hour training or used on its own to improve foremen/lead worker safety leadership skills. We encourage you to send questions in advance of the webinar to lgoldenhar@cpwr.com.
Wednesday, December 14th at 2:00pm: Near Miss Information Visualization Tool in BIM for Construction Safety
Presented by: Eric Marks, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama
In recent years, several safety and health improvements have been realized through use of Building Information Modeling (BIM). One such improvement can be found in the collection, analysis and visualization of safety leading indicator data including near miss events. During this 30 minute webinar, Eric Marks will review his research on a framework for near miss data collection and visualization within a BIM platform.
Thursday, November 17th at 2:00pm: Safety management and safety culture in the construction industry
Presented by: Sue Dong, Director, CPWR Data Center
This webinar will discuss findings on safety management and safety culture in the construction industry from three recent reports, including two by CPWR data Center, and one by Dodge Data & Analytics. The webinar will last approximately 30 minutes including time for Q&A.
Wednesday, October 19th at 2:00pm: New Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT) & S-CAT Website: Tools to Self-Assess & Improve Your Company’s Jobsite Safety Climate
Presented by: Linda M. Goldenhar, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation at CPWR
The S-CAT is a free tool available to any construction contractor or safety and health professional who wants tailored and actionable information to help improve the safety climate of every jobsite. Results can pinpoint areas of success and areas for future improvement. During this 30 minute webinar, Dr. Goldenhar will briefly describe how she and Dr. Tahira Probst at Washington State University developed the S-CAT and present the new S-CAT website companies and their employees can use to improve their jobsite safety climate
Wednesday, September 21st at 2:00pm: Where do you get your information? A survey of occupational safety and health practitioners
Presented by: Clayton Sinyai, Communication Research Manager
Where do the nation’s apprenticeship instructors turn to find out what’s new in construction occupational safety and health? What do corporate safety directors say is required reading? Where do construction safety consultants gather online? CPWR asked more than 1400 occupational safety and health practitioners about their favorite websites, magazines, e-newsletters and social media. Join us for a 20 minute webinar on Sept. 21 and find out what they told us.
Tuesday, August 30th at 2:00pm: Health and Safety Risk Reductions Using Pre-fabricated Concrete Formwork Systems
Presented by: Chris Le, Program Manager, Safety and Health Research & Babak Memarian, Director, Exposure Control Technologies Research
Building traditional concrete formwork in construction can present many health and safety hazards. Fortunately, there are pre-engineered and pre-fabricated formwork systems designed to mitigate many of these risks. Join us August 30th, 2016 for a brief webinar to learn about pre-fabricated concrete formwork systems and how easy it is to search for these control options in our free-to-use resource, the CPWR Construction Solutions database website.
Wednesday, July 13th at 2:00pm: ICRA Training, Meeting the Needs of Working in Healthcare Construction
Presented by: Gary Gustafson, Director of the Environmental Hazards Training Program at CPWR
This 20 minute webinar will discuss the need for training workers involved in healthcare construction, renovation, demolition and maintenance, and will provide an overview of CPWR’s ICRA Awareness training course.
Thursday, May 19th (with a repeat on Thursday, June 16th) at 2:00pm: Understanding & Implementing the New Construction Silica Standard
Presented by: David O’Connor, OSHA's Directorate of Standards & Guidance, Chris Trahan, CPWR Deputy Director, and Eileen Betit, CPWR r2p Director
On March 25, 2016 OSHA released the new silica standard for the construction industry. This standard, which was decades in the making, will prevent hundreds of deaths and many more illnesses each year. In this hour-long webinar, David O’Connor (OSHA) will review the key provisions in the new standard and CPWR will share a free planning tool to help contractors comply.
Wednesday, April 20th at 2:00pm: Building a Safety Culture: Improving Safety and Health Management in the Construction Industry
Presented by: Stephen A. Jones, Senior Director, Industry Insights Research, Dodge Data & Analytics
Does your company have a strong safety culture? This hour-long webinar will feature the 33 leading indicators of a strong safety culture and examine how companies that have wide use of many of these indicators also engage in more safety management practices and experience much stronger benefits from their safety investments. It will also explore the safety practices identified as most effective, critical factors driving investment in safety practices in the construction industry and the best ways to communicate safety messages to workers.
Wednesday, March 17th at 2:00pm: Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) Course: Improve Safety Leadership and Safety Climate
Presented by: Linda Goldenhar, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation at CPWR
The CPWR Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) training course introduces construction workers, particularly those with supervisory responsibilities, to critical safety leadership skills and provides specific actions they can take to be an effective safety leader and improve jobsite safety climate. The training was developed by construction industry experts including experienced OSHA outreach trainers, construction workers, safety and health professionals and leadership specialists.
This webinar will introduce participants to the training content including some foundational material on safety leadership, and why it's critical to improving jobsite safety climate. Participants will have the opportunity to watch 2 (of 7) animated video scenarios that illustrate how applying the FSL leadership skills can have an safety impact on construction worksite scenarios.
Tuesday, February 16th at 2:00pm: The National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction: Get Ready to Stand-Down to Launch the 5th Year of the Campaign
Presenters:
Pete Stafford, Executive Director, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training
Christine Branche, Ph.D, Principal Associate Director, NIOSH, and Director, Office of Construction Safety and Health
Dean McKenzie, Deputy Director, OSHA Directorate of Construction
Falls are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for 1/3 of on-the-job injuries and deaths in the industry. In 2012, CPWR, NIOSH, and OSHA together launched a national construction fall prevention campaign. This hour-long webinar will bring together leaders from all three organizations to showcase the past successes of the campaign and its major event, the National Safety Stand-Down, as well as to highlight plans for 2016.
Wednesday, December 9th at 2:00pm: Cold Weather Solutions
Presented by: Chris Le, Program Manager, Safety and Health Research & Babak Memarian, Director, Exposure Control Technologies Research
Winter weather can present health hazards resulting from cold stress and safety hazards such as slippery surfaces. Fortunately, there are products designed to counter cold-related injuries and illnesses for those in the construction trades while working in cold temperature and environments -- and CPWR's Construction Solutions database can help you locate them. This 15-20 minute webinar will demonstrate how easy it is to find control options to reduce cold-related hazards.
Wednesday, November 18th at 2:00pm: CPWR’s Third Quarterly Data Report: Fatal and nonfatal injuries among construction trades between 2003 and 2014
Presented by: Julie Largay, Research Analyst at CPWR's Data Center
This 20 minute webinar will discuss the findings reported in CPWR's Quarterly Data Report, which tracks fatal and nonfatal injuries among construction trades through the economic boom, recession, and recovery in the last decade. It illustrates injury variations across selected construction trades, and highlights leading causes of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the most recent years. It also includes recently available data on height of fall.
Wednesday, October 14th at 2:00pm: COPD among Construction Workers: Case-Control Study Results
Presented by: John M. Dement, PhD, CIH
This 20 minute webinar will review occupational and non-occupational risk factors for COPD. Results of a large case-control study funded by NIOSH and conducted by Duke University and CPWR investigators will be presented. This study found the risk of COPD to be associated with exposures to vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes (VGDF) generally and with many specific construction-related exposures.
Wednesday, September 23rd at 2:00pm: Working Safely with Nanomaterials in Construction
Presented by: Bruce Lippy, Director, Safety Research at CPWR and Gavin West, Research Analyst at CPWR
This 20-minute webinar followed by a Q&A session will cover CPWR’s research efforts to identify nanomaterials used in construction and to measure worker exposures during routine construction tasks. Bruce Lippy will discuss what is known about the types of exposures in construction and the effectiveness of control technologies and respiratory protection against nanoparticles. Gavin West will discuss trends in nano-enabled products and demonstrate the CPWR website, eLCOSH Nano, that contains over 450 products and numerous relevant documents. We encourage you to send questions in advance of the webinar to Blippy@cpwr.com.
Tuesday, August 18th at 1:30 PM: Hazard Communication Training for Construction Workers – Resources for Trainers
Presented by: Don Ellenberger, Director, Hazardous Waste Training Program
This 20 minute webinar will introduce viewers to CPWR’s free English and Spanish language training resources (PowerPoint presentations along with both instructor and participant manuals) for the delivery of a 4-hour training program that complies with 29 CFR 1910.1200. The resources are free to download from CPWR’s website.
Wednesday, August 5th at 2:00 PM: Temporary Workers in Construction
Presented by: Sue Dong, Director, CPWR Data Center, & Wen Wang, Sr Research Associate, CPWR Data Center
This 15 minute webinar will review CPWR’s recent Quarterly Data Report: Temporary workers in the construction industry, followed by Q & A’s. The presenters will provide an overview of the report and related data issues, and respond to questions. We encourage you to send questions in advance of the webinar to Jlargay@cpwr.com.
Tuesday, July 28th at 2:00 PM: Health and Safety Considerations for Powered Hand-tools Used in Construction
Presented by: Mark Geiger MS, MSE, CIH, CSP – U.S. Naval Safety Center; Chuck Hayden MS, PE – NIOSH, Division of Applied Research and Technology;
& Tom McDowell, PhD – NIOSH, Health Effects Laboratory Division
Co-sponsored by NIOSH, this hour-long webinar covers the new SAE standard, “Safety Requirements for Procurement, Maintenance and Use of Hand-held Powered Tools” (AS 6228), and related topics including:
- the safety and health impact
- product management
- procuring best value
- the NIOSH Buy Quiet initiative
- noise control
- vibration
Wednesday, July 22nd at 2:00 PM: Cooling Clothing & PPE to Prevent Heat-related Injuries
Presented by: Babak Memarian, Director, Exposure Control Technologies Research & Chris Le, Program Manager, Safety and Health Research
This 20 minute webinar will first provide an overview of CPWR's "Construction Solutions." Then the presenters will demonstrate "Cooling Clothing & PPE" solutions available on CPWR's "Construction Solutions" website to use to prevent heat-related injuries. Visit "Construction Solutions" website at: http://www.cpwrconstructionsolutions.org/
