"The new CPWR Data Bulletin examines safety practices reported by a panel of construction contractors -- including conducting pre-task planning, right-sizing PPE, managing heat exposure, and using emerging technologies -- by union and trade association status. Based on data from a study done every two years by CPWR and the Dodge Construction Network, the Data Bulletin shows contractors who employed union workers were more likely to provide individualized PPE (93.5%) to their workers than those that employed non-union (75.9%) workers. Also, members of trade associations (64.4%) reported higher of use of emerging technologies to improve safety than non-members (46.4%). Dodge’s report on the study, Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2023 SmartMarket Report, is the sixth it has done with CPWR since 2012..."
Shared from CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training's recent email update.
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