Construction Industry

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A case-control study of airways obstruction among construction workers. 
  • Associations between safety climate and safety management practices in the construction industry. 
  • Beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites. 
  • Beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites: A follow-up. 
  • COPD risk among older construction workers-Updated analyses 2020. 
  • Comparative vibration levels perceived among species in a laboratory animal facility. 
  • Contrasting patterns of care for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee through workers' compensation and private health care insurance among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. 
  • Declining rates of work-related overexertion back injuries among union drywall installers in Washington State, 1989-2008: Improved work safety or shifting of care? 
  • Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008. 
  • Exposure to organophosphate flame retardants in spray polyurethane foam applicators: Role of dermal exposure. 
  • Fall prevention and safety communication training for foremen: report of a pilot project designed to improve residential construction safety. 
  • Hearing impairment and tinnitus among older construction workers employed at DOE facilities. 
  • Hearing loss among older construction workers: Updated analyses. 
  • Hot in the Tropics. 
  • How much have adverse occupational health outcomes among construction workers improved over time? Evidence from 25 years of medical screening. 
  • How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
  • Impact of Secondary Prevention in an Occupational High-Risk Group. 
  • Longitudinal decline in lung function among older construction workers. 
  • Lung cancer mortality among construction workers: implications for early detection. 
  • Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at department of energy (DOE) nuclear sites: follow-up through 2011. 
  • Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at department of energy nuclear sites: Follow-up through 2016. 
  • Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries. 
  • Nail gun injuries treated in U.S emergency departments, 2006-2011: not just a worker safety issue. 
  • Non-reporting of work injuries and aspects of jobsite safety climate and behavioral-based safety elements among carpenters in Washington State. 
  • Outcomes of a revised apprentice carpenter fall prevention training curriculum. 
  • Predictors of obesity in Michigan Operating Engineers. 
  • Rates of and circumstances surrounding work-related falls from height among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
  • Restrictive spirometry pattern among construction trade workers. 
  • Safety, incentives, and the reporting of work-related injuries among union carpenters: "you're pretty much screwed if you get hurt at work". 
  • Soundscape of an Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) hotspot before windfarm construction in the Pearl River Estuary, China: Do dolphin engage in noise avoidance and passive eavesdropping behavior? 
  • Strobilurin fungicides in house dust: is wallboard a source? 
  • Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State. 
  • Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington state. 
  • Work-related injuries among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
  • Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. 
  • Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in the United States from 1992 to 2014. 
  • Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
  • Young worker safety in construction: do family ties and workgroup size affect hazard exposures and safety practices? 
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  Keywords of People

  • Dement, John McCray, Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine