New Findings Show Construction Workers Face Higher Occupational Risks
From NIOSH eNews –
Dr. Sue Dong of CPWR—the Center for Construction Research and Training— recently presented new research findings at the American Public Health Association conference, showing that construction workers have a significantly higher lifetime risk of premature death due to occupational injury (1/200 chance of dying from a work-related injury over a 45-year career). Given that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers a lifetime risk of 1 death in 1,000 workers to be significant, the findings of Dr. Dong et al. are important. To view the presentation go to http://www.cpwr.com/pdfs/Dong_APHA_Lifetime%20risk_103111.pdf or for more information go to http://www.apha.org/about/news/pressreleases/2011/construction+
worker+safety+am+11.htm